Republican senators released their counterproposal to President Biden’s infrastructure package on Thursday, a $568 billion outline that is short on details but provides their colleagues with a way of not voting for the $2.3 trillion that Biden has proposed.
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“Republican senators released their counterproposal to President Biden’s infrastructure package on Thursday, a $568 billion outline…”
It’ll require that much money just to get the projects through the bid phase.
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You gotta spend money to make money, every businessman knows that.
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Shorter: Republicans hate America and wish to see it fail.
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In the spirit of cooperation and unity, we’ll incorporate your suggestions and settle for $2.9 Trillion.
The original $2.3 Trillion and your $600 Billion ideas.
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“a beginning document”
Is there a middle document and an end document?
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harry_r_sohl:
In the spirit of cooperation and unity, we’ll incorporate your suggestions and settle for $2.9 Trillion.
The original $2.3 Trillion and your $600 Billion ideas.
Yeah, I guess $600 billion would buy a lot of cages, prisons and walls.
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dont
April 22, 2021, 6:27pm
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Hey, Senator Capito, why the happy face?
And did you pass this bye Joe?
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tena
April 22, 2021, 6:31pm
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Like everything else they propose. Empty.
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It may come down to the fact that we may need what we used in the 1960s: Public Opinion.
Real Public Opinion , not Beltway Derp.
It’s not only pro Democratic but pro survival. The Planet’s calling the shots on this.
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mrf
April 22, 2021, 6:34pm
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Remember when Republicans used to hate people who would raise their fists in the air?
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" * Trump’s tax cuts must be preserved, specifically the state and local tax deduction."
Is that the one where I lost $9000 in SALT deductions because New York didn’t vote for Trump ?
LOL…these Republicans crack me up !
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And people who took a knee…
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fgs
April 22, 2021, 6:36pm
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It’s a quarter the amount, down from a third on the cares act. Everyone immediately treat this as the bad faith BS that it is.
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mrf
April 22, 2021, 6:38pm
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As a comparison the last transportation bill, the 2015 Fast act was around $500 billion. It basically keeps up with pressing needs and the state of good repair.
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tena
April 22, 2021, 6:39pm
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Only if they are black, my friend.
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