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In reply to the discussion: "Manchin demands progressives pick only 1 of 3 family policy priorities" [View all]BeckyDem
(8,361 posts)42. Do they care that, today, the United States government ranks DEAD LAST in child care spending?
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bluewater
Oct 2021
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One person is calling fully funding all programs for fewer years an "accounting gimmick"
bluewater
Oct 2021
#6
The Bottom line is that Manchin, who along with Sinema, are the only two out of
CentralMass
Oct 2021
#17
Um, its called fully funding all the programs for fewer years. Pretty clear, no?
bluewater
Oct 2021
#31
Of course it isn't a popular position. Saying he is in opposition to progressives rather than he
Scrivener7
Oct 2021
#5
Manchin has repeatedly said he does not want to expand the social safety net.
bluewater
Oct 2021
#10
No stalemates or impasse reported yet, just a frustration with lack of specifics.
Fiendish Thingy
Oct 2021
#49
So you think Manchin is not sincere, but just doing kabuki theater for his donors?
Irish_Dem
Oct 2021
#13
What does that mean at this point ? What he has done is openly state he will not vote for this
CentralMass
Oct 2021
#30
The actual sausage making (of which these statements are not a part of) happens in private
Fiendish Thingy
Oct 2021
#45
The bill has already been watered down at least once due to Sinema and Manchin's
CentralMass
Oct 2021
#63
You don't think the Repubs would give him a chairmanship or two if he flipped parties?
Calista241
Oct 2021
#29
It's also a formulation that allows him to keep his "1.x vs 3.x trillion" objection dynamic alive.
FreepFryer
Oct 2021
#12
I especially love his "entitlement society" comment. Is it not entitlement to demand
Carlitos Brigante
Oct 2021
#15
like sinema he is unwilling to choose what he wants, dump responsibility on others nt
msongs
Oct 2021
#25
I want to see a public debate featuring Sanders, Klobuchar, Manchin, and Sinema
Silent3
Oct 2021
#37
Do they care that, today, the United States government ranks DEAD LAST in child care spending?
BeckyDem
Oct 2021
#42
Melanoma Trump's Slovenia spends 23.3 TIMES more per child than the US on early childcare
Celerity
Oct 2021
#53
Another thread where people would rather Manchin decide where to spend $ than Sanders
mathematic
Oct 2021
#47
Again Sanders did not author this infrastructure bill and the President and 48 Senators
CentralMass
Oct 2021
#68
Manchin demands Biden, Democrats make 'Sophie's Choice' among plans for helping working families
Celerity
Oct 2021
#58