Dems Announce Sweeping $3.5 Trillion Infrastructure Proposal For Reconciliation | Talking Points Memo

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY), flanked by Senate Budge Committee Chair Bernie Sanders (I-VT) and Sen. Mark Warner (D-VA), announced Tuesday night that the Democratic senators involved in crafting their major reconciliation bill for infrastructure have landed on a topline figure of $3.5 trillion for the proposal.


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For Republicans looking for an offramp, this could be their moment: … be on the lookout for comments about reluctance to join what they’ll inevitably spin as a $4.1 trillion free-for-all.

" Spending all that money is wrong: they’re not givin’ it to the country’s richest people, to the jawb creators. How’s it gonna do any good?" (ed.)

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Will Republicans even bother articulating an ‘offramp’ - seems like they are pretty locked in at this point. More likely they’ll spout debt ceiling nonsense again and just vote no on the rest.

I’m really hoping that the Democrats don’t make too much of the “it’s all paid for” shtick; that’s accepting the debt ceiling framing the Republicans like to work when Democrats are in power and it puts Democrats on the defensive even to imply it.

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Wouldn’t it be great if major corporations got behind this effort, instead of bemoaning no additional tax cuts? Wouldn’t it be great if major corporations made the connection for the morons in this country that a) this would create more jobs in construction and supporting businesses than we’ve seen in a very long time and b) fixing the infrastructure - roads, bridges, internet, etc. - will lead to a stronger position in the world market and increase the available jobs, as well.

What do you think it would take for major corporations to speak to the benefit of this bill for all Americans in so many different ways, it’s hard to count.

But what we’ll get will be ‘How’s it gonna do any good’ going unchallenged. There’s plenty of good. No one will speak to it.

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Passing S1 is what should take care of the GOP, no matter what complaints they have about anything.

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They were out pre-spinning already:

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“$3.5 trillion and you add that to the $600 billion in the bipartisan plan, you get to $4.1 [trillion] which is very, very close to what President Biden asked us for.”

Elections have consequences, something snowflake Republicans are going to have to get used to.

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Fuck 'em

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Agreed. We just post facts in answer, like how the previous administration added 7 trillion to the debt.

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But it’s ok if you are a GQP to do that.

It’s heresy if a Dem tries to do that.

And that message resonates with far too many people.

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Maths is hard.

For Republicans…

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Jen Psaki was a good hire.

We need dozens and dozens of Jen Psaki’s at varying spots in a system of messaging, adaptation of messaging, and directing of messaging.

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I thought she was leaving the role shortly? But you’re absolutely right. She apparently calls a spade a shovel and promptly smacks the stupidity over the head with it.

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A liveblog about Dems???

Ok, who hacked TPM.

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Don’t start with me - you know how I get… :wink:

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Word.

In WWII they wouldn’t even let the papers show dead bodies. Yes, our policies are winners, but we are going to have to learn to out-message the GOP.

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The President is expected to meet with the full Democratic Senate caucus for lunch today to discuss the proposal in the next step to getting all 50 lawmakers on board.

Sinema and Manchin will have to bail at the last minute, dentist appointments.

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WWII??? Try Bush’s Desert Storm! If I recall correctly, NO cameras were allowed at the AFB where the bodies of dead soldiers were being brought back

First Photos of Fallen Soldier Ends 18-Year Ban - ABC News (go.com)

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Or hair washing…

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Yep. The checkbooks are most definitely out and the pens are busy. Ramping this up as a hopeful development can’t be passed up as the opportunity it is to squash it and thereby rip the rug out from under the Dem voters, destroy their hope and de-motivate them for 2022.

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