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Thu Oct 28, 2021, 06:29 AM Oct 2021

Biden to announce new social spending framework expected to win support of all Democrats [View all]

Source: Washington Post (No Paywall)

President Biden plans to announce Thursday a revised framework for his social spending plan that he expects will gain the support of all Democrats, according to multiple people with knowledge of the situation, marking a potential breakthrough moment after months of lengthy negotiations and stalled talks.

The specifics of what the president would announce were not immediately clear, nor was it clear whether he would be prepared to announce the support of key Democratic holdouts. But Biden recently told congressional Democrats that he thought he could secure a deal for a spending plan between $1.75 trillion and $1.9 trillion.

Read more: https://wapo.st/3Eq4d7G

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It may not be the kitchen sink, but it's a good bill bucolic_frolic Oct 2021 #1
True True Blue American Oct 2021 #3
Where have you been the past week? Fiendish Thingy Oct 2021 #15
Scarborough and CNN just announced True Blue American Oct 2021 #2
Do all the Democrats in the House and Senate know they agree with it? n/t PoliticAverse Oct 2021 #8
Two senators probably didn't get the memo. Irish_Dem Oct 2021 #11
It's always somebody! (Sometimes the same somebodys). n/t PoliticAverse Oct 2021 #13
Great vercetti2021 Oct 2021 #4
Pretty sure True Blue American Oct 2021 #5
I just have 0 expectations vercetti2021 Oct 2021 #6
Manchin came out yesterday True Blue American Oct 2021 #7
He didn't say when. n/t PoliticAverse Oct 2021 #9
What they say one day has no connection to the next day comments. Irish_Dem Oct 2021 #12
GQPers are going to bash this bill, gab13by13 Oct 2021 #10
This is called the bully pulpit. Calista241 Oct 2021 #14
This reminds me of Ben Franklin's famous quote: LastLiberal in PalmSprings Oct 2021 #16
They are dropping paid family and medical leave from the bill madville Oct 2021 #17
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