BabyBoomer50s
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That Christmas deadline for BBB is looking doubtful by the hour. Only 11 calendar days left. Manchin is sticking to his guns. His Democratic colleagues will probably have to choose between 10 year entitlements or their climate agenda. And they’ll have to reduce the price tag even further.
I’m going out on a limb and predicting House progressives will go bat shit crazy when they see what, if anything, gets passed in the Senate. At this point, the chances of anything passing by Christmas are near zero. And if it spills into next year, the odds of BBB might diminish further.
“Earlier Monday, Manchin told reporters he wants leaders to choose their “highest priorities” in the package, make them all last for a full 10 years instead of just several and squeeze all that into a measure costing less than $2 trillion. The legislation limits many of Democrats' priorities to just a few years to limit the measure's 10-year price tag.”
I’m going out on a limb and predicting House progressives will go bat shit crazy when they see what, if anything, gets passed in the Senate. At this point, the chances of anything passing by Christmas are near zero. And if it spills into next year, the odds of BBB might diminish further.
“Earlier Monday, Manchin told reporters he wants leaders to choose their “highest priorities” in the package, make them all last for a full 10 years instead of just several and squeeze all that into a measure costing less than $2 trillion. The legislation limits many of Democrats' priorities to just a few years to limit the measure's 10-year price tag.”
