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Its a start. Onward! Good work Pelosi and Dems.
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High voltage signSources confirm that House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Democratic leadership have reached a deal with a group of nine House moderates to pass the $3.5 trillion budget reconciliation bill today.
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spooky3
(34,458 posts)malaise
(269,054 posts)and by a distance
PortTack
(32,778 posts)FalloutShelter
(11,869 posts)You are the best House Speaker in history!
lagomorph777
(30,613 posts)This bill could make a huge difference in the midterms.
Of course, it would also be really nice to save democracy with the two voting rights bills.
underpants
(182,829 posts)lagomorph777
(30,613 posts)(Dems only).
Lovie777
(12,278 posts)WHITT
(2,868 posts)merely has to modify one line in the bill, and it has to return to the Senate for another vote, giving Schumer the premise for combining the votes on both bills.
lagomorph777
(30,613 posts)Those Senate rules are so freaking arcane...
underpants
(182,829 posts)I think.
WHITT
(2,868 posts)The Speaker can change one line, pass that in the House, then it has to return to the Senate for another vote, because technically it's a different bill.
As to Schumer combining the two bills in one vote, I'll be watching with great fascination.
MichMan
(11,938 posts)lagomorph777
(30,613 posts)They would have been worked out behind closed doors.
WHITT
(2,868 posts)when they have the majority, just ram it through with no amendments, but more likely Schumer will do a vote-a-rama, but the progressives aren't going to vote for anything the Repubs want, or Manchin and Sinema for that matter, so it should remain intact.
Either Schumer, or whoever is advising him, has tremendous understanding of the Senate rules. To get the Parliamentarian to agree to three reconciliation bills in one calendar year (two per fiscal year) was mind-blowing.
Wounded Bear
(58,670 posts)not that McConnell would follow the rules, but Schumer probably will.
lagomorph777
(30,613 posts)Fla Dem
(23,691 posts)She's been playing the long game.
Nancy Pelosi WILL go down as the best Speaker of the House in history!.
Trailrider1951
(3,414 posts)Madame Speaker, you have my undying gratitude. Many many Americans will benefit from this bill, and the republicans can go pound sand!
Kingofalldems
(38,458 posts)"Curses! Foiled again!"
WHITT
(2,868 posts)Don't mess with Nancy.
SKKY
(11,811 posts)budkin
(6,703 posts)Go Nancy!
cilla4progress
(24,736 posts)Leave it to a WOMAN!!!!!!!!!!!!
Cha
(297,323 posts)Jerry2144
(2,103 posts)As speaker for the next 20 years. And if not, then coach, train, guide, and lead the next Speaker from or up and coming young leaders. Shes a real talent and I hope her abilities, leadership, and sheepdogging of the caucus can be learned
monkeyman1
(5,109 posts)FakeNoose
(32,645 posts)Time to put on those hot sunglasses.
WinstonSmith4740
(3,056 posts)And in less than a day. The woman rocks.
Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin
(108,035 posts)ZonkerHarris
(24,229 posts)WheelWalker
(8,955 posts)Rhiannon12866
(205,508 posts)Scruffy1
(3,256 posts)I always that Sam Rayburn was the epitome of tactful power, but Ms. Pelosi takes the cake (and the silver ware, too).