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Mr.Bill

(24,311 posts)
2. Right now, the republicans
Tue Dec 28, 2021, 08:24 PM
Dec 2021

would filibuster anything they tried to pass. They would filibuster a cure for cancer.

Stinky The Clown

(67,815 posts)
3. A breakup takes reconciliati0on off the table. No 10 GQPeers will help. So no. Can't break it up.
Tue Dec 28, 2021, 08:24 PM
Dec 2021

All we can do is shrink it to where King JoeMansion will deign to support it.

applegrove

(118,728 posts)
4. Whatever of BBB doesn't pass, make it a month long ad for that issue. July could be pre-k month
Tue Dec 28, 2021, 08:40 PM
Dec 2021

with all Democrats talking about what it is. August could be child tax credit month. And on and on till the midterms. Then start it again if Democrats don't win. This should be the Democrats permanent platform.

 

Budi

(15,325 posts)
5. There was talk of this approach last summer when it was clear there could be BIF but no chanceof BBB
Tue Dec 28, 2021, 08:52 PM
Dec 2021

Some sticking points of the bill may have to be voted on sepearatly.

However it gets passed.

 

I-Scream

(34 posts)
6. Wouldn't it be more expeditious to just set aside the unpopular parts?
Tue Dec 28, 2021, 09:01 PM
Dec 2021

Less work and a more comprehensive bill left to work with.

bottomofthehill

(8,336 posts)
7. Break it up, vote on each popular part
Tue Dec 28, 2021, 09:08 PM
Dec 2021

Make the republicans vote against it. Repackage it, pass it with democratic votes reminding the country that the republicans voted against it, run the mid terms on passing it.

MichMan

(11,950 posts)
8. Which opposite strategy is preferable ?
Wed Dec 29, 2021, 01:41 PM
Dec 2021

1) Speaker Pelosi, who won't let anything come up for a vote unless it is guaranteed to pass ?

2) Majority leader Schumer who has said he wants to bring up bills for votes, knowing they are certain to fail, in order to get Republicans on the record as voting against it ?

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