Biden infrastructure/tax increase megathread

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https://twitter.com/CNNSitRoom/status/1443711441916342272

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https://twitter.com/atrupar/status/1444677674342002690

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Biden closes in on deal with Manchin, Sinema as liberals wince

Burgess Everett, Heather Caygle and Sarah Ferris
Wed, October 27, 2021, 2:25 PM
Joe Manchin said he and Kyrsten Sinema can “absolutely” agree to a deal Wednesday on President Joe Biden’s domestic agenda, delivering Democrats a major momentum boost after months of dragging debate.

Manchin (D-W.Va.) and Sinema (D-Ariz.) are meeting with senior White House staff on Wednesday morning after sitting down with Biden on Tuesday evening to hash out remaining obstacles to enacting the party's once-lofty social spending vision. But it's far from clear that what passes muster with Manchin and Sinema can alleviate House progressives' resistance to taking up the Senate-passed bipartisan infrastructure bill this week absent a more concrete accord.

https://us.yahoo.com/news/top-dems-put-squeeze-social-142519552.html

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https://twitter.com/POTUS/status/1453710652409892872

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https://twitter.com/POTUS/status/1453749242892328970

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https://twitter.com/mmpadellan/status/1453750470611197954

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https://twitter.com/MeetThePress/status/1453793502882631689

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https://twitter.com/economics/status/1454030060445384708

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https://twitter.com/NormOrnstein/status/1455242135129804805

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https://twitter.com/NewDay/status/1456244440482394124

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https://twitter.com/djrothkopf/status/1456279886339977217

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https://twitter.com/mkraju/status/1456720476097626114

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Bowman takes heat from local Dems for voting against Biden's bipartisan infrastructure bill

Westchester Democrats were largely left disappointed by U.S. Rep. Jamaal Bowman’s vote against the bipartisan infrastructure bill Friday that is expected to bring billions of dollars to New York once President Joe Biden signs it into law.

The $1.2 trillion package, formally know as the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, will go toward upgrading roads and bridges, airports, public transit and water systems. Biden called it “a monumental step forward as a nation.”

But Bowman, along with five other progressive congressional Democrats, including Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, rejected the bill. Part of Bowman's district covers Yonkers, New Rochelle, Mount Vernon and other towns in the southern portion of the county.

https://us.yahoo.com/news/bowman-takes-heat-local-dems-100043292.html

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https://twitter.com/Katulis/status/1458801700844752901

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Biden’s $1T infrastructure bill historic, not transformative

The $1 trillion infrastructure bill that President Joe Biden signs into law represents a historic achievement at a time of deeply fractured politics. But the compromises needed to bridge the political divide suggest that the spending might not be as transformative as Biden has promised for the U.S. economy.

https://apnews.com/article/climate-joe-biden-business-congress-economy-b5b8cca843133de060778f049861b144

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U.S. School Buses May Never Be The Same Thanks to Biden’s Infrastructure Plan

Assembly line workers at the Thomas Built school bus factory in High Point, North Carolina are over the moon about the new infrastructure bill—specifically Title XI, Section 71101. Buried deep in the 2,702-page document approved by the House last week, that line item allocates federal funds to help localities purchase brand-new battery-powered school buses. That’s good news for Thomas Built, a subsidiary of German auto giant Daimler that controls nearly 40% of the North American school bus market. And for Chris Pratt, president of the local United Auto Workers chapter and a 22-year veteran welder at the Thomas Built plant, the legislation means one thing: more jobs. “We’re all excited,” Pratt says. “This is something huge for us.”

https://us.yahoo.com/news/u-school-buses-may-never-120050013.html

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https://twitter.com/nytpolitics/status/1460364164069797891

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https://twitter.com/BrianDeeseNEC/status/1460757002423083017

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https://twitter.com/ThePlumLineGS/status/1461460599787991049

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https://twitter.com/kylegriffin1/status/1462058146264862724

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https://twitter.com/Ibishblog/status/1462445752479854595

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When do you think BBB will be passed ?
Before Chrismas
After Christmas
Never IDK

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Biden’s big social-spending bill probably will pass Senate this month without many cuts to it, analysts say

Will President Joe Biden’s $2 trillion social-spending and climate package actually get the Senate’s OK this month, as that chamber’s leader has promised?

Two analysts from opposite ends of the political spectrum said that looks likely, as they spoke on Wednesday with MarketWatch for a Barron’s Live episode.

“I think the chances are very, very good that this bill will pass, and I wouldn’t bet the mortgage on it, but I would predict that it’s going to happen by this month,” said Seth Hanlon, a senior fellow at the liberal Center for American Progress.

Kyle Pomerleau, a senior fellow at the conservative American Enterprise Institute, concurred with Hanlon, as the analysts assessed Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer’s stated goal of passage by Christmas. The legislation already got the House’s approval last month, so Biden can sign it into law if the Senate acts and the two chambers reconcile their versions of the measure.

https://www.marketwatch.com/story/bidens-big-social-spending-bill-probably-will-pass-senate-this-month-without-many-cuts-to-it-analysts-say-11638466738?siteid=yhoof2

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https://twitter.com/LPDonovan/status/1472651611910594560

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Biden can still salvage his Build Back Better bill if he settles for a piece by piece strategy

There are many ways to break down the massive bill into discrete and popular parts that would make it harder for the president’s opponents to message an attack. For instance, Biden could send a free-standing bill to Congress focused solely on making the increase in the child tax credit (passed in March as a part of the COVID relief bill) permanent. This is one of the most popular features of the bill, and research has shown that it has had a dramatic impact on child poverty rates. As a stand-alone bill, the messaging is clear and easy. There’s a slim chance that Democrats would win a few Republican senators but there’s a big chance that they could do some political damage to the Republicans who would vote against it. Either way, something is better than nothing.

https://www.brookings.edu/blog/fixgov/2021/12/21/biden-can-still-salvage-his-build-back-better-bill-if-he-settles-for-a-piece-by-piece-strategy/