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43. Name one major bill or major provision that Sanders single-handedly scuppered in the brief 2 year

Sat Mar 6, 2021, 08:37 PM

Mar 2021

period from January 20, 2009 to January 3rd 2011 where we had trifecta control (POTUS/House/Senate) before now. All the rest of the time we lacked either the House, and/or the Senate, and/or the POTUS or combos of all 3.

Manchin, all by himself, just took almost 2000 USD in total unemployment payments away from millions of people. (23 weeks at 300 usd per week is 6900 usd in toto, the House version, that all Dems but Manchin supported was 22 weeks at 400 usd per week, thus 8800 usd in toto). Manchin also (along with Shaheen and Sinema) stripped 17 million people (12 million adults, 5 million children) of the 3rd round of COVID aid cheques, after they got 2 cheques under that fucker Rump.

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However mad Democrats got about Bernie [View all] Hoochie Coochie Man Mar 2021 OP

Exactly!!! LovingA2andMI Mar 2021 #1

With any luck at all, we might very well pick up 2 senate seats in '22..if so it could put an end Thekaspervote Mar 2021 #5

Well we better pick up replacements then TimeToGo Mar 2021 #15

And DC and PR must win statehood. BadgerMom Mar 2021 #17

Win NC and PA in 2022. paleotn Mar 2021 #21

Do you actually think a more liberal Dem could beat Joe Manchin in blood red WV? Tarheel_Dem Mar 2021 #34

Remove Democrats instead of Republicans? That's insane. Hortensis Mar 2021 #39

Democrats need to know how to band together wellst0nev0ter Mar 2021 #2

A very sort point with me, but a very apt analogy. BobTheSubgenius Mar 2021 #24

So, you want to get rid of Manchin? NurseJackie Mar 2021 #36

True but, I am not gonna ignore Sanders cause Manchin is a bigger pain in the ass. LizBeth Mar 2021 #3

I never got mad at Bernie, Joe Manchin, AOC or any other Dem Kaleva Mar 2021 #4

I'm really disappointed in Bernie WhiteTara Mar 2021 #6

Why blame Bernie? Biden agreed with the Parlimentarian. n/t Peregrine Took Mar 2021 #8

Of course Bernie's blameless WhiteTara Mar 2021 #10

power trips suck no matter WHO is doing them Skittles Mar 2021 #7

+++ JohnSJ Mar 2021 #9

Absolutely MustLoveBeagles Mar 2021 #19

+ JI7 Mar 2021 #23

Bernie Sanders has been a reliable FoxNewsSucks Mar 2021 #11

This in a nutshell. Thank you! TheRickles Mar 2021 #12

I agree. And love you DU name, wish I thought of it. Pepsidog Mar 2021 #14

I absolutely agree, and I thank you for saying this /nt wackadoo wabbit Mar 2021 #25

All I can say is Thank Goodness FOR Cha Mar 2021 #26

Damn right. ancianita Mar 2021 #13

Bernie has been very good for the Democratic party, that we still have people in the party Escurumbele Mar 2021 #16

I see this differently Bev54 Mar 2021 #18

+1 Cha Mar 2021 #27

It's not Bernie's fault if Schumer can't keep his house in line n/t leftstreet Mar 2021 #29

You are correct. NurseJackie Mar 2021 #37

Name one major bill or major provision that Sanders single-handedly scuppered in the brief 2 year Celerity Mar 2021 #43

Bernie held up Obama's nominations for the USPS board of directors Bev54 Mar 2021 #44

Sanders was minor backbencher in the House under Clinton, a House that had large majorities Celerity Mar 2021 #45

I think a hundred million times is a bit of hyperbole bucolic_frolic Mar 2021 #20

Manchin is right with the normal Democrats suposedly LiberalArkie Mar 2021 #22

Well, he does have one little blue dot over there Bettie Mar 2021 #28

That is Sen. Kyrsten Sinema LiberalArkie Mar 2021 #30

Yeah, I figured that was the one Bettie Mar 2021 #31

I've noticed a lack of "purity" posts about Sen. Manchin and others. aocommunalpunch Mar 2021 #32

Yep, FoxNewsSucks Mar 2021 #33

LOL NurseJackie Mar 2021 #35

One, two, three, four wellst0nev0ter Mar 2021 #38

Some posts deserve nothing more. NurseJackie Mar 2021 #40

I guess I'm just different ripcord Mar 2021 #41

+10000000000000000000000000000000000 jimlup Mar 2021 #42