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PoliticAverse

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15. Senate has already passed the BIF bill...
Sat Oct 30, 2021, 04:52 PM
Oct 2021

The ideal plan would be House passes BBB, Senate passes BBB, House passes BIF.

However Jayapal is indicating that if Biden gives his assurance the Senate will pass BBB the House will pass both bills before the Senate passes BBB.

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House should go only after the senate ColinC Oct 2021 #1
Must originate in the House brooklynite Oct 2021 #2
Thanks. Did not know that. triron Oct 2021 #5
The House can pass the reconcillation bill, then the Senate pass the bill.. PoliticAverse Oct 2021 #6
Thanks! I also didn't know that! ColinC Oct 2021 #7
Pelosi promised in the very beginning the senate must pass the BBB Hortensis Oct 2021 #21
Hopeful sign. Hope the Senate follows suit very soon. triron Oct 2021 #3
Headline: "on Tuesday", article: "as early as Tuesday". n/t PoliticAverse Oct 2021 #4
Then Manchin and Sinama will find something doc03 Oct 2021 #8
I've wondered if some of the timing has to do with the election AZSkiffyGeek Oct 2021 #9
Seems passage would encourage democratic turnout. triron Oct 2021 #10
But too late for Democratic turnout in Virginia n/t Silent3 Oct 2021 #11
Depends on whether the voters are encouraged by progress (some has already occurred). triron Oct 2021 #13
I always vote no matter what, but I'm not encouraged about progress yet. Silent3 Oct 2021 #14
Not everyone has your cynicism (for good or ill). triron Oct 2021 #20
When this goes to the Senate, does BBB get voted on first? Silent3 Oct 2021 #12
Senate has already passed the BIF bill... PoliticAverse Oct 2021 #15
So I guess that means the House either isn't changing anything about BIF... Silent3 Oct 2021 #16
Right, they already worked through their differences before the Senate passed BIF so the House will PoliticAverse Oct 2021 #17
The bipartisan bill is done in the Senate...only BBB remains. Demsrule86 Oct 2021 #18
again? RussBLib Oct 2021 #19
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