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Sen. Joe Manchin (D-West Virginia) has addressed rumors that he might be leaving the Democratic party, calling them “bull—-.” “I have no control of rumors, guys. No control of rumors,” Manchin said. Manchin has been in a battle with the rest of his party over President Joe Biden‘s $3.5 trillion reconciliation package. He wants to lower the amount spent by a significant amount. Due to Manchin’s disapproval, the bill is unlikely to pass without major change now being negotiated, making his vote a crucial one. The rumors of Manchin’s depart from the Democratic party began due to his disagreements...
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President Joe Biden’s massive $3.5 trillion reconciliation package faces peril as Democrats in the House and Senate remain divided on the scope of the spending plan. “If any member of Congress is not concerned that this could fall apart, they need treatment,” said Rep. Emanuel Cleaver (D-Missouri). “Our caucus has the feeling of freedom to support or oppose leadership.” With moderate Democrats pushing back against Biden’s domestic agenda, several House members fighting the prescription drugs overhaul and Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vermont) seeking to expand Medicare, Democrats find themselves at l...
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Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-New York) criticized fellow a Democrat, Sen. Joe Manchin (D-West Virginia), on Sunday for calling her “young lady.” The New York Democrat tweeted the following in response to Manchin: “In Washington, I usually know my questions of power are getting somewhere when the powerful stop referring to me as ‘Congresswoman’ and start referring to me as ‘young lady’ instead.” “Imagine if every time someone referred to someone as ‘young lady’ they were ask responded to by being addressed with their age and gender? They’d be pretty upset if one responded with ‘the old man,...
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Sen. Krysten Sinema (D-Ariz.) is defending the 60-vote legislative filibuster of the For the People Act. Sinema wrote in a Washington Post op-ed that nixing the filibuster would weaken “democracy’s guardrails” and the U.S. would “lose much more than we gain.” “It’s no secret that I oppose eliminating the Senate’s 60-vote threshold,” Sinema wrote. “My support for retaining the 60-vote threshold is not based on the importance of any particular policy. It is based on what is best for our democracy. The filibuster compels moderation and helps protect the country from wild swings between opposing p...
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