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FBaggins

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1. Too many people assume that Manchin/Sinema have similar motivations

Reply to hatrack (Original post)

Sat Oct 9, 2021, 09:16 AM

Oct 2021

But one of the things making a compromise difficult is that aren't aligned. Manchin pretty clearly wants to gut the climate provisions of BBB - but it's likely that those are parts that Sinema wants to keep. Conversely, it's reported that Sinema doesn't want many of the tax increases, while Manchin wants to at least undo most of the Trump cuts.

People are focusing on how difficult it is for progressives to cut from Biden's agenda... when it may be equally hard to craft something that both of these two will accept.

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Sources Claim Sen. Flouncy McStrutmuppet Wants To Cut At Least $100 Billion In Climate Funding [View all] hatrack Oct 2021 OP

Too many people assume that Manchin/Sinema have similar motivations FBaggins Oct 2021 #1

The 3.5T was already a compromise lapfog_1 Oct 2021 #2

Senator Sinema and Senator Manchin are not centrist or moderate Democrats they are bought and ... Botany Oct 2021 #3

"Flouncy McStrutmuppet"! Perfect! Ocelot II Oct 2021 #4