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Spin Zone => Spin Zone => Topic started by: Jim Logajan on September 30, 2021, 08:51:27 PM

Title: Democratic leadership knew Manchin wouldn’t accept $3.5 trillion
Post by: Jim Logajan on September 30, 2021, 08:51:27 PM: I found this posted to the comments section of this Reason article (https://reason.com/2021/09/30/joe-manchin-is-forcing-congress-to-think-about-the-deficit-good/#comment-9133692 (https://reason.com/2021/09/30/joe-manchin-is-forcing-congress-to-think-about-the-deficit-good/#comment-9133692)) and thought it worth posting here:

Quote from: “Ken Shultz”
Politico released a document signed by Manchin and Schumer showing exactly what Manchin’s demands were in order to support the $3.5 trillion budget reconciliation bill. You can read it for yourself here:

https://static.politico.com/1e/ef/159cabd547868585f9b1a8f06388/july-28-2021.pdf (https://static.politico.com/1e/ef/159cabd547868585f9b1a8f06388/july-28-2021.pdf)

The most interesting thing about it is that it’s dated July 28, 2021.

The Democrat leadership has known that Manchin wouldn’t support anything with the $3.5 trillion number for two months. He won’t support anything more than $1.5 trillion according to the agreement he signed. Meanwhile, his support for that is conditional on things like the Fed ending quantitative easing. He also says that anything appropriated over $1.5 trillion could only be used for debt reduction . . .

Based on the agreement he signed with Schumer, Manchin was never about to sign onto the budget reconciliation bill. The progressives were blind men in a dark room looking for a black cat that was never there–and they’ve been doing it since July 28th. It shouldn’t surprise anyone to learn that they didn’t find it.
Title: Re: Democratic leadership knew Manchin wouldn’t accept $3.5 trillion
Post by: Rush on October 01, 2021, 04:16:57 AM: If I recall correctly Joe Manchin is the only person standing between us and Feds taking over the whole election process.
Title: Re: Democratic leadership knew Manchin wouldn’t accept $3.5 trillion
Post by: EppyGA - White Christian Domestic Terrorist on October 01, 2021, 10:56:01 AM: Quote from: Rush on October 01, 2021, 04:16:57 AM
If I recall correctly Joe Manchin is the only person standing between us and Feds taking over the whole election process.

Sinema also
Title: Re: Democratic leadership knew Manchin wouldn’t accept $3.5 trillion
Post by: President in Exile YOLT on October 01, 2021, 11:20:00 AM: Quote from: EppyGA - Proud Despicable on October 01, 2021, 10:56:01 AM

Sinema also

I wonder what they want. Neither is even a moderate.
Title: Re: Democratic leadership knew Manchin wouldn’t accept $3.5 trillion
Post by: EppyGA - White Christian Domestic Terrorist on October 01, 2021, 11:24:19 AM: Too lazy to look right now. Manchin wrote a memo or letter to Schumer in July saying nothing over $1.5T and that the Hyde rule needed to be put back.