Democratic "No" votes on the Debt Limit agreement (46)

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34. The point is this is what was possible. Otherwise we would go over the debt ceiling cliff. This is

why although I am a progressive and believe the same as those that voted no, I would not vote for any of them in a presidential primary or even a Senate primary. You must understand the art of compromise in politics in order to be successful in governing. You yourself noted we did not have the votes to end the debt ceiling...so what does some on our side not voting for an important bill do for us? Nothing in my opinion. It is possible they voted this way in order to give the Republicans a false sense that they won because they didn't win. President Biden did a masterful job. I hope so. The majority of Democrats came through for this important deal which can't be changed at this point without default.

Sadly, we have a great deal to do in terms of winning elections and pushing this country left. And every serious issue from Roe to water quality can be traced back to 2016. What did the protest against Hillary get us? What did the refusal to back the only person who could stop Trump get us other than three Republican SCOTUS justices-not to mention our lower courts packed with right-wing justices? So I have little patience with those who can not learn from their mistakes. We are all in this together...either we hang together or we hand separately. Unless it was a ruse, I am disappointed in those Democrats who did not vote for the Debt Ceiling compromise.