Republicans Back on Board After Biden's Walk Back

[kpete]

“President Joe Biden’s domestic agenda appears back on track in Congress, with Republicans praising his newly clarified approach to their bipartisan infrastructure plan and a key Democrat endorsing work on a separate, larger spending package,” Politico reports.

“Two GOP negotiators on the bipartisan infrastructure deal said Sunday that they were mollified by Biden’s Saturday statement vowing to support the bipartisan framework on its own merits, rather than withholding his signature until he also received a larger, partisan proposal.”

https://www.politico.com/news/2021/06/27/biden-soothes-gop-worries-on-infrastructure-plan-496514

[AllaN01Bear]

1. why do we continue to negotiate with the rs . we have a slight majority , use it dang nabbit.

[jalan48]

2. Corporate Influence?

[comradebillyboy]

3. Because it looks good to the public. Moderates like

bipartisanship. It's also not clear that there are 50 votes for the big reconciliation package.

[Calista241]

5. There will be even fewer after the bi-partisan bill.

I promise the Repubs are not just going to sign up for this bill without extracting some promises written in blood from the Dem negotiators.

[Phoenix61]

6. Because "a slight majority" is less than 60

which is the magic number for as long as we have the filibuster.

[Hotler]

4. And we kiss ass across the isle again.... It started out over $2 trillion, now its

be whittled down to $600 billion. That's not a win in my book.

[Merlot]

7. Plus they're using unused covid-19 funds to pay for it.

Because the pandemics over, of course. We won't be needing any more covid funding.

[abqtommy]

8. We don't need the reTHUG Fascist Insurrectionist Cultists to be on board the bus when the

location they've chosen is to be UNDER the bus.