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jimfields33

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16. Not really. It's all talk.

Reply to mucifer (Reply #5)

Wed Apr 28, 2021, 10:21 AM

Apr 2021

The administration can still put up the taxes they want. Infrastructure bill won’t even go up for vote till august at least speaker pelosi mentioned that or earlier of course.

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Think of Joe Manchin as a Republican who somehow votes with Democrats most of the time [View all] Tom Rinaldo Apr 2021 OP

He hasn't voted no on anything in the biden administration at all!!!!! jimfields33 Apr 2021 #1

He did tank Neera Tanden dsc Apr 2021 #2

Honestly I forgot about that. But still he really hasn't stopped any policies at this point jimfields33 Apr 2021 #3

To be fair, I suspect that more than a few other Senators were glad he did it dsc Apr 2021 #4

He waters down bills. he already has watered down the infrastructure bill by lowering the mucifer Apr 2021 #5

Not really. It's all talk. jimfields33 Apr 2021 #16

He tanks by announcing he has no intention of even considering certain legislation... hlthe2b Apr 2021 #14

True but he watered down a Hell of a lot so far Polybius Apr 2021 #19

That's a valid point. You are right. jimfields33 Apr 2021 #20

I think of Manchin as a democrat from a very, very red state calguy Apr 2021 #6

No: think of Joe Manchin as a Democrat who doesn't always vote the way left wing Democrats want... brooklynite Apr 2021 #7

While true that is a distortion. He often doesn't vote the way most moderate Democrats want either Tom Rinaldo Apr 2021 #10

I don't find that moderate Democrats tend to criticize his voting record. brooklynite Apr 2021 #13

Whether you call him a moderate now or not, Biden doesn't either Tom Rinaldo Apr 2021 #18

He's a conservative Democrat. Elessar Zappa Apr 2021 #11

If Manchin was a Republican, McConnell would still be Senate leader. Freethinker65 Apr 2021 #8

Tracking Congress In The Age Of Trump Roisin Ni Fiachra Apr 2021 #9

Manchin is a Democrat. Some Democrats are comradebillyboy Apr 2021 #12

I'm glad we have him. I've said so frequently on DU Tom Rinaldo Apr 2021 #17

No, I won't mcar Apr 2021 #15