June 24, 2021

11 Republicans offer to defeat GOP filibuster by voting $1.2 trillion in infrastructure, including $500 billion in new money

 

Funding included for transportation, energy, clean water, climate resilience, and public works; Biden, Pelosi, and Schumer are adamant that current bill cannot become law unless paired with generous Democratic family bill with child care and safety net spending; 2-bill tactic may be most complex since Henry Clay's Compromise of 1850;

Maneuver could split Republicans, weaken Moscow Mitch's lockstep, and deflate Trump's Big Lies; No increase of gas tax and no fees for electric vehicles are part of measure;

Removing a major roadblock, Manchin concedes that budget reconciliation on second bill is inevitable because Republicans will never approve needed taxes;

Privatization, infrastructure bank, and asset recycling remain unacceptable!

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