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jalan48

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6. Is the biggest existential threat facing humans covered under the bipartisan bill just passed?

Reply to wryter2000 (Original post)

Sat Nov 6, 2021, 12:35 PM

Nov 2021

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For all I can tell, the Build Back Better bill is now dead [View all] wryter2000 Nov 2021 OP

and zero chance for ANY Repubs to vote for it right?? 🤬 🤬 🤬 a kennedy Nov 2021 #1

Of course wryter2000 Nov 2021 #2

I know there's a lot of ppl saying this. I will go with President Biden and our dem leaders who PortTack Nov 2021 #3

They can't exactly say they're giving up wryter2000 Nov 2021 #10

No, much better to get something and go back...if we win the midterms. I heard them say the Demsrule86 Nov 2021 #27

the Senate will now, essentially, write the BBBb bigtree Nov 2021 #4

Let's remember there are moderates in the House, too wryter2000 Nov 2021 #8

Progressives didn't vote for the first one. Moderates did. jimfields33 Nov 2021 #11

Ridiculously false claim, 90 of the 96 members in the Progressive Caucus voted Yes on the BIF Celerity Nov 2021 #12

People seem to forget that they constantly declare Bettie Nov 2021 #24

I doubt that and the votes are what they are...the Senate is 50 50. Demsrule86 Nov 2021 #28

Think you are being too pessimistic. Something will pass, and it will be a big improvement. Hoyt Nov 2021 #5

As I said wryter2000 Nov 2021 #9

Is the biggest existential threat facing humans covered under the bipartisan bill just passed? jalan48 Nov 2021 #6

This message was self-deleted by its author wryter2000 Nov 2021 #7

I'm still hopeful we get the BBB passed, but I do fear it may, may end up being chopped down more Celerity Nov 2021 #13

I think you're wrong. Pessimism at this point helps nothing. brush Nov 2021 #14

If Democratic lawmakers could sell this bill to the people, all Democrats would be incentivized to Doodley Nov 2021 #15

IMHO much of the problem is the media wryter2000 Nov 2021 #19

That's my point. We need to control the narrative. We (Democratic lawmakers) needed to be making Doodley Nov 2021 #20

We don't have the media coverage...the media has been right wing ...even MSNBC. And you assume Demsrule86 Nov 2021 #29

It's painful to think about it but malaise Nov 2021 #16

This message was self-deleted by its author malaise Nov 2021 #17

+1 By Monday no one will be talking about this disaster leftstreet Nov 2021 #18

This is not a disaster and it is a big fucking deal...it will help Americans in every damn state. Demsrule86 Nov 2021 #30

Okay. Then it'll probably dominate the news cycle leftstreet Nov 2021 #32

When pork barrel earmarks were "reformed" Thunderbeast Nov 2021 #21

I'll say it again mcar Nov 2021 #22

Just maybe wryter2000 Nov 2021 #23

I heard Biden say this morning mcar Nov 2021 #25

And maybe they are correct? Who knows. I am not convinced this is true however. Time will tell. Demsrule86 Nov 2021 #31

talk about throwing cold water on a celebration. msfiddlestix Nov 2021 #26

If this was all we needed for a huge victory wryter2000 Nov 2021 #34

scratching my head here msfiddlestix Nov 2021 #35

I understand the sentiment, but we live in our hopes and not in our fears fishwax Nov 2021 #33

You may be right but Elessar Zappa Nov 2021 #36