House Democrats Near Deal on Budget Resolution

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House Democrats Near Deal on Budget Resolution

August 24, 2021 at 10:41 am EDT By Taegan Goddard 159 Comments

https://politicalwire.com/2021/08/24/house-democrats-near-deal-on-budget-resolution/

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Politico: “Democratic leaders are finalizing a deal that would clear the way for passage of the $3.5 trillion budget framework and set a House vote on the bipartisan infrastructure deal for Sept. 27, an offer they hope ends a weeks-long standoff with moderates.”

“After several hours of furious negotiating Monday night, Speaker Nancy Pelosi and her team are finishing the compromise, which they hope to put on the floor as soon as Tuesday afternoon.”

Said Pelosi, in a private caucus meeting: “I’m sorry that we couldn’t land the plane last night, and that you all had to wait. But that’s just part of the legislative progress. I think we’re close to landing the plane.’

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[pandr32]

1. Fingers crossed!

[PoliticAverse]

2. So what are they getting in the "compromise"? n/t

[tritsofme]

4. A promise that the bipartisan bill hits the floor by 9/27.

[PoliticAverse]

14. So they acheived a decoupling of the 2 bills then? n/t

[tritsofme]

15. It appears that way. It doesn't seem reasonable that the reconciliation package could pass by then.

[kysrsoze]

3. Does it matter if Sinema and possibly Manchineel are going to torpedo it?

[tritsofme]

5. The budget resolution already passed the Senate.

[PoliticAverse]

6. What will be the "final version" hasn't passed the Senate as it isn't finished in the House yet. n/t

[tritsofme]

8. The budget resolution is different than the reconciliation package.

The budget resolution already passed the Senate and will likely pass the House today. The reconciliation package that it authorizes has yet to be written.

[kysrsoze]

7. There's still the budget reconciliation. See link below from yesterday...

[link:https://www.politico.com/news/2021/08/23/sinema-35t-spending-bill-506583|

As House Democratic leaders hold back Sinema’s own Senate-passed bipartisan infrastructure bill in order to push the Arizona Democrat and Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) to support a multitrillion-dollar spending bill, Sinema is making it crystal clear that her mind can’t be changed. And that applies even as her own legislation becomes a bargaining chip in House Democrats’ internal discussions.

The $550 billion bipartisan infrastructure bill “is a historic win for our nation’s everyday families and employers and, like every proposal, should be considered on its own merits,” said Sinema spokesperson John LaBombard. “Proceedings in the U.S. House will have no impact on Kyrsten’s views about what is best for our country - including the fact that she will not support a budget reconciliation bill that costs $3.5 trillion.”

It’s the latest entrenched position from the first-term moderate, whose resistance to changing the Senate’s filibuster rules and to supporting a $3.5 trillion spending bill is enraging progressives. Sinema and Manchin both helped pass Democrats’ budget earlier this month, setting up that gargantuan spending bill, but both are resistant to a social spending package that ultimately meets its $3.5 trillion top line mark.

Sinema in particular specifically opposes that spending goal, which was devised by Senate Budget Chair Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.). Senate Democrats need all 50 of their members, including Manchin and Sinema, to pass a filibuster-proof reconciliation spending bill.

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10. Sinema will come around as forces within the party will excerpt extreme persuasion on her.

including a primary. I don't think she knows that the Party is not going to stand for one person is going to stop a generational bill that should've been done decades ago. Manchin won't be a problem either.

[kysrsoze]

11. Hope that works. Manchin seems pliable. Sinema though...

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13. IMO she's in over her head. To even think that she can single-handedly stop...

the most consequential legislation since FDR's New Deal is nuts. To me she's a silly lightweight who won't be able to get elected dog catcher if she scuttles this legislation. Her name will be mud in Dem circles.

She'll have more chance as a republican, which is what she's acting like.

[FBaggins]

9. Yes

The deal is described as containing a promise that the final House bill that gets voted on must be something that can pass the Senate.

So they need Manchin/Sinema (and a few others) on board before the House finalizes their plan.

[Demsrule86]

12. You need all Dems...