$350B in Pandemic Aid Helps Build … Golf Courses? – By Yuval Rosenberg and Michael Rainey (The Fiscal Times) / January 21, 2022
Happy Friday! It’s January 21, which means that February is almost here, which means that March is just around the corner, which means spring will be here soon. Right? Please?
President Joe Biden said Wednesday that Democrats will “probably” have to break up their package of social spending, climate programs and tax changes.
Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV) said Thursday that his party would have to start “from scratch” in trying to draft a bill that can pass.
And House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) reminded reporters at her weekly press conference that the Democratic strategy was to pass the legislation via the special budget reconciliation process, which would allow them to bypass the threat of a Republican filibuster but comes with very specific requirements. “So when people say let’s divide it up – nah. No, they don’t understand the process,” Pelosi said.
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