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EleanorR

(2,391 posts) Sat Mar 6, 2021, 02:06 PM Mar 2021

Biden proposed a $1.9 trillion package, and both houses of Congress passed a $1.9 trillion package.

Well done Dems!

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Biden proposed a $1.9 trillion package, and both houses of Congress passed a $1.9 trillion package. (Original Post) EleanorR Mar 2021 OP

Sounds good to me. BannonsLiver Mar 2021 #1

This is impressive, but it only gets harder from here True Dough Mar 2021 #2

Not so, they have one more Reconciliation bill for 2020. The Covid OnDoutside Mar 2021 #4

K&R UTUSN Mar 2021 #3

BannonsLiver

(16,380 posts)

1. Sounds good to me.

Reply to EleanorR (Original post)

Sat Mar 6, 2021, 02:07 PM

Mar 2021

True Dough

(17,304 posts)

2. This is impressive, but it only gets harder from here

Reply to EleanorR (Original post)

Sat Mar 6, 2021, 02:10 PM

Mar 2021

Budget reconciliation made it possible to pass this Covid bill with 50 + 1.

Future legislation, such as the badly needed H.R. 1 bill on voting reform, will be subject to a filibuster and will require 60 votes. It seems next to impossible that the obstructionist Republicans will show any level of cooperation.

Hard not to be pessimistic.

OnDoutside

(19,956 posts)

4. Not so, they have one more Reconciliation bill for 2020. The Covid

Reply to True Dough (Reply #2)

Sat Mar 6, 2021, 04:42 PM

Mar 2021

Rescue bill was the one that wasn't used last year. Now the plan had been to do this one first and then the Infrastructure Bill with the other Reconciliation shot.

I think it is imperative that they do HR1/VRA/S1 next instead.

UTUSN

(70,687 posts)

3. K&R

Reply to EleanorR (Original post)

Sat Mar 6, 2021, 03:40 PM

Mar 2021

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