Moscow Mitch ups pressure on Manchin, Sinema: They could sink spending plan

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

Senate GOP Leader Mitch McConnell (Ky.) is upping pressure on Sens. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) and Kyrsten Sinema (D-Ariz.) to scuttle President Biden's social and climate spending bill.

McConnell, during an interview with Kentucky radio station WKYX, argued that Democrats should have "dropped the whole thing," referencing the bill, after last week's elections in Virginia and New Jersey.

"If the Democrats in the Senate, all 50 of them, fall in line, they can pass it. If any one of them isn't there in a 50-50 Senate, it will be defeated," McConnell said.

"The two Senate Democrats who are resisting-Joe Manchin from West Virginia and Kyrsten Sinema from Arizona-we'll see how strong they are. They could kill the whole thing, either one of them," McConnell added.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/mcconnell-ups-pressure-on-manchin-sinema-they-could-sink-spending-plan/ar-AAQyaJw

[lapfog_1]

1. now we will see if they are simply crooked politicians or evil

The crooked politician, once bought, stays bought.

[rurallib]

2. And Republicans are now doing big fundraisers for Manchin & Sinema

threaten them, buy them whatever it takes Republicans will do it.

Think how ironic it would be if NcConnell dropped dead and Beshear appointed a democrat. Maybe Dandy Randy also.

[tirebiter]

3. The. BBB is more dependent on the CBO score at this point.

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[Celerity]

6. The BIF's already passed, just waiting for Biden's pen. It already was scored, almost half of the

$550 billion new spend is NOT paid for.



Manchin and Sinema and the 12 'moderates' in the House are rank hypocrites to demand the BIF be passed and yet gob on about debt over the BBB which was fully paid for.

Manchin and Sinema and the 12 House centrists also have ripped out, funding-wise (or added in tax breaks that mostly go to the richest Americans) over $2 TRILLION.

That is MORE than the entire topline spend number of the BBB atm ($1.75 trillion)

[bullwinkle428]

4. Oh, I'm pretty much counting on one or both of them sinking it at this point,

so if we get any kind of BBB bill passed at all, I'll consider it a victory of sorts.

[Bettie]

5. BBB was dead the second

the BIF passed.

It really shouldn't be any surprise to anyone.