Progressives declare victory in spending bill fight

[left-of-center2012]

Progressives are declaring victory ahead of a possible vote Thursday on President Biden’s social spending and climate package, while saying they shouldn’t be blamed for their party losing the governor’s race in Virginia. Liberals in the House for weeks have refused to allow a vote on a bipartisan infrastructure bill approved by the Senate without also getting one on the larger budget package. Now it appears the House is inching toward a vote on that legislation, with another on the infrastructure bill to follow on Friday.

After Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) signaled the possible vote, progressives inside and outside of Congress expressed their pleasure. “I have definitely been encouraged to see just over the last 24 hours that there does seem to be a continued sense of excitement or momentum for actually passing the full — or as close as possible — to the Build Back Better agenda,” said Lucy Solomon, national political director at Indivisible, a grassroots network.

A number of lawmakers in the House and Senate have blasted progressives for holding up the infrastructure bill, arguing it hurt Democrat Terry McAuliffe in Virginia. Democratic candidates throughout the state took a beating, and senior state lawmakers in New Jersey were also defeated in Tuesday’s off-year elections.

“Mark and I told the caucus that this would happen if we didn't act promptly, and it has in fact happened,” Sen. Tim Kaine (D-Va.) told reporters this week, referencing Virginia Sen. Mark Warner (D), as reported by NPR. “I mean,
only in Washington could people think that it is a smart strategy to take a once-in-a-generation investment in infrastructure and prevent your president from signing that bill into law,” Warner said this week. Biden himself said this week the infrastructure bill should have been approved before Tuesday.

https://thehill.com/homenews/house/580116-progressives-declare-victory-in-spending-bill-fight

[Chille]

1. It won't pass

in the senate and if I know this so do they . I’m not going to get excited

[demtenjeep]

2. This 10000000000000000000000 times

“Mark and I told the caucus that this would happen if we didn't act promptly, and it has in fact happened,” Sen. Tim Kaine (D-Va.) told reporters this week, referencing Virginia Sen. Mark Warner (D), as reported by NPR. “I mean,
only in Washington could people think that it is a smart strategy to take a once-in-a-generation investment in infrastructure and prevent your president from signing that bill into law,” Warner said this week. Biden himself said this week the infrastructure bill should have been approved before Tuesday.

[regnaD kciN]

3. It's the same old song...

“Pay no attention to the Manchin and Sinema behind the curtain; everything is the progressives’ fault for not caving to them immediately!”

As usual.

Forever and ever, world without end, amen.

[LenaBaby61]

5. THIS 👆🏻👆🏻👆🏻

[leftstreet]

8. +1

Two moderate Senators blocked a moderate POTUS agenda, and then a moderate Guv candidate lost

tEh pROgGEssiVeS R kIlliNg uS 1111!!!

[Budi]

12. The Senate passed the Infrastructure bill.

Instead of passing it in the House & to Biden's desk they held it up saying, " Nothing's better than something!"

We would have already been steps ahead on beginning the needed programs under that massive & generous infrastructure bill, & now on our way to getting the rest of BBB.

But nope. America will have to just wait.

There'll be no victory until we say so.

That's the problem referred to by a pissed off Mark Warner.

As well as half this country.
Appears that tanking Biden's sorely needed BBB, was not the victory they claim it was.

There is no victory to claim.

[Tribetime]

13. Yes the stunt press conference on Monday didn't matter at all

I blame Joe manchin more than anybody

[bluewater]

15. Exactly!

[madville]

4. So they held up the infrastructure bill for a month or two in order to

Guarantee the larger BBB bill won’t get through the Senate? Strange idea of “victory”.

[FloridaBlues]

6. Congress just needs to keep heads down, work on it and less TV talk until it gets past.

[Historic NY]

11. Exqctly they are just feeding the ammunition

to those that don't want the bill

[WarGamer]

7. What victory?

I don't see a signed Bill.

I see 2+ DEM Senators who won't stop Republican opposition to it.

[Budi]

9. Who's "victory" is it again? What victory? Is it on Biden's desk yet?

Mark and I told the caucus that this would happen if we didn't act promptly, and it has in fact happened,” Sen. Tim Kaine (D-Va.) told reporters this week, referencing Virginia Sen. Mark Warner (D), as reported by NPR. “I mean,
only in Washington could people think that it is a smart strategy to take a once-in-a-generation investment in infrastructure and prevent your president from signing that bill into law,” Warner said this week.
Biden himself said this week the infrastructure bill should have been approved before Tuesday.
******

YAA. We alone did it! Just Us. Only us.
VICTORY is ours. All ours. Did you see me on the TeeVee?

WHAT VICTORY? Is it signed by President Biden?

Them-VICTORY!
America-Nothing

[Cha]

16. Not "Victory" for the Sane

American People Needing Assistance Nor for Democracy.

[Groundhawg]

10. I may be the odd man out here,

But how can we expect Mansion to vote for a large bill that hasn't been written yet? I trust our leaders to a degree, but how do they know it does what America needs?

[Budi]

14. So Victory is stopping the momentum of Joe Biden's most progressive bill in decades?

Why would anyone call that a victory?
Unless it never really was about America........
"Nothing's better than something" !

VICTORY!!

Sen Warner is absolutely correct.

[tirebiter]

17. Send in the Fighting clowns