Biden concedes BBB bill won’t get passed this year
By: Alex Thompson
Well smack my ass and call me Judy
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P resident Joe Biden acknowledged Thursday that negotiations over his Build Back Better bill are poised to drag on into 2022 despite efforts and pledges by Democrats to get it done before Christmas.
“It takes time to finalize these agreements, prepare the legislative changes, and finish all the parliamentary and procedural steps needed to enable a Senate vote,” the president said in a statement. He said that he spoke to Democratic leaders in Congress, Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, earlier Thursday and they plan to “advance this work together over the days and weeks ahead; Leader Schumer and I are determined to see the bill successfully on the floor as early as possible.”
With the holidays approaching and the Senate eager to leave town Friday, however, a vote isn't likely until after New Year's Day.
The statement is a recognition that the president’s team has so far failed to persuade Sen. Joe Manchin (D–W.Va.) to sign onto anything resembling the $1.75 trillion social spending and climate mitigation bill passed by the House of Representatives last month.
“In these discussions, Senator Manchin has reiterated his support for Build Back Better funding at the level of the framework plan I announced in September,” Biden said in his statement. “I believe that we will bridge our differences and advance the Build Back Better plan, even in the face of fierce Republican opposition.”
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It’s unclear how much longer the negotiations will go on. Manchin has said that he believes many of the short-term programs in the House bill are budget gimmicks that hide the true cost of the bill. He has urged colleagues to include only 10-year programs in the final legislation to match the 10-year window on tax revenues. Manchin and Biden spoke twice on the phone this past week to try to find a way forward on the legislation but they remain far apart.
The White House has treated the Manchin relationship delicately and with more carrots than sticks. Biden has been careful not to put much external pressure on Manchin through public criticism, though his frustration has been growing .
Thus far, the president’s delicate approach has proven slow but effective, ultimately securing Manchin’s votes for the other large parts of Biden’s agenda, including the American Rescue Package and a $550 billion infrastructure bill that earned bipartisan support.
Biden is also limited by the fact that many of the traditional levers of power–potential primary challenges or pledges of presidential support—are less effective with Manchin given that he is the only Democrat in the Senate to have won in a state that President Donald Trump also won by 40 points.
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You mean Build Back Broke right?
I thought it was Break the Bank Better?
{smackkk} How you doing Judy?
That was one funny episode LOL
Why root against the United States and its President?
The irony of that comment is thicker than molasses in January
Who is rooting against the United States and its President? I'm rooting against mega debt for some bullshit "social" agenda and worthless spending on a phenomena we can't stop in typical Democrat form of throwing money at it.
And what were you doing from 2016 through 2020 and even today even though he's gone?
Simple, the BBB doesn't give billions of dollars away to the wealthiest. Like Trump's, unpaid for, tax cuts.
You may want to research it again.
And yet you are opposed to it because of the cost, yet had no problems with the unpaid for, more expensive, Trump tax cuts.
See 2.3.5
You’ve got a great point there! Defeating the SALT cap rollback was one of many great reasons to defeat BBB not only this year but forever.
The revenue increases to the federal government shows that the Trump tax cuts increased revenues not cost any
You rooted against Trump...and therefore against the United States!
Jan 20, 2017 to Jan 19, 2021 comes to mind….
It's an early Christmas miracle.
Merry Christmas to all and to all a good night .....
Amen to that!
It's scary that anyone thinks another spendapooliza is a good idea at a time when we are facing historic levels of inflation.
It's a Democrats wet dream. Spend, spend, spend then smile when people have to rely on the government for everything.
I think we can all agree that democrat leaders underestimated the conviction of Joen Manchin?
Maybe, but then I'm a Kennedy Democrat, Reagan Republican type libertarian... And I worry that the real thing is they haven't found what it is that entices him yet... Always watch your six...
Manchin has been consistent in what he wanted:
His top-line spending amount for 10 years was $1.5 trillion, which he later increased to $1.75 trillion. He has also been consistent in his calls to pause to evaluate the growing threat of inflation and has been equally consistent in seeking a bill free of budget gimmicks, fossil-fuel penalties and new entitlements that aren’t means-tested or don’t require work. The amazing thing is that Pelosi passed the bill in the House as if Manchin didn't really mean it!