Senate Dems Release Historic, All-Encompassing Budget Resolution | Talking Points Memo

Senate Democrats released on Monday morning a whopping $3.5 trillion budget resolution, aiming at a vast array of programs that cover both physical and ‘human’ infrastructure.


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Mitch McConnell is corrupt all the way down to his reptilian innards.

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Hope there’s some major funds in there to begin to seriously address climate change. The new UN report is kinda terrifying.

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Poor poor Mitch. WIthout the power to obstruct he’s now overshadowed by the likes of Ted Crud and Aqua Buddha. He’s irrelevant.

So unfair

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There are events all over the planet that are terrifying.

Diseases under the permafrost are waking up

and…

https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2021/08/02/climate-change-heat-wave-unleashes-methane-from-prehistoric-siberian-rock/

And then there’s Greenland but this is all off topic.

For me the most terrifying aspect of all these events is the willingness of humans to act on them. It’s not like we haven’t been warned repeatedly over the years.

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So, has anything been passed yet or is the Senate still voting on whether to have a vote to authorize the actual vote?

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Nothing like a vacation to inspire legislation.

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Only one party is being irresponsible right now.

Only one party has been irresponsible since Gingrich. FIFY.

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Hey Qevin, see what a congress can do, when they don’t choose to spend 99% of their time licking their president’s balls?

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"Sen. Todd Young (R-IN), on the other hand, pivoted to oppose the bill — despite the fact that he was one of its negotiators. He had also released a statement supporting it just a few days ago.

His political calculus here is fairly transparent. He’s up for reelection next year, and it looks like the bill will pass with or without him. This way, he gets to stay on former President Donald Trump’s good side without having to worry about the bill failing because of his defection."

Those are some pretty strong convictions ya got there, Todd. Always voting on principle to do what’s best for your constituents.

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Hard to believe, but he actually gives repulsive venomous reptiles a bad name.

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The debit ceiling situation is right out of Blazing Saddles.

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We’ve run out the clock.

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Well, Coronavirus is an immediate threat and look what’s happening with trying to get people vaccinated. That should tell you where were headed with Climate Change.

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I want that passed quickly. If something happens to even one Dem Senator, the reconciliation bill is likely dead. The bipartisan bill could still be voted on and passed in the House. The Senate needs to stay very busy confirming judges and other appointees too.

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Repulsive, venomous reptiles are so appalled at how badly McConnell has degraded their reputation that they are seriously considering filing a defamation lawsuit against him. They believe they have a strong chance of prevailing at trial.

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Yes, I negotiated the infrastructure bill, but I could no longer support it after all the GOP amendments, including the ones I voted for. *

* Paid for by the bipartisan committee to repeal and replace Todd Young

Sen. Inhofe said the temperature in Oklahoma changes more than 1.6º C every day. This is just more of that Democrat fear mongering to take away your freedom.

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Joltin’ Joe Biden with his historic one-two punch, for the benefit of ALL Americans.

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When Trump got elected in 2016, we spotted Evil at least five years to make us starting from behind…

There is also reporting and commentary on GOP cheating in the 2020 election.

Imagine if we had had a majority comfortably above 50 in the Senate and a robust margin in the House.

Better versions of both of these Bills would have been passed by now.

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I’m all for helping labor, but the more we try to shoehorn into this, the more likely the parliamentarian puts the kibosh on the whole deal.

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