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rateyes

(17,438 posts)
Mon Oct 18, 2021, 07:25 AM Oct 2021

Been paying close attention to the budget fight/negotiations...

The progressives are being asked to back off a big key part of the climate change portion of the bill. If Biden wants them to agree to that, then, imo, he should give them something in return: namely, an executive order forgiving $50k in student loans for each borrower. And, Manchin/Sinema should end the filibuster on voting reform.

Once passed, Dems should make a deal with America—give us a majority of at least 52 Senators, and a Dem majority in Congress, and we will toss the filibuster altogether and get the rest of it after the midterms.

Just my 2 cents.

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Been paying close attention to the budget fight/negotiations... (Original Post) rateyes Oct 2021 OP
Huh. rateyes Oct 2021 #1
I thought this would at least garner a couple of comments. rateyes Oct 2021 #2
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