Post by northbruin40 on Jun 10, 2021 17:14:24 GMT -8
Some progressives are critical (should I say very critical) of the plan by the 10-member "bipartisan" Senate group. Perhaps this is based upon a belief that 2021 presents a "once in a generation" chance to do a big infrastructure bill? Perhaps they want a "statement" bill? Perhaps there is a concern this could be 2009 all over again when the Democrats had the Presidency along with big margins in the House and Senate, but internal squabbling limited the outcome then "surprise" losses in 2010 ended the chance. But I think we need to see the narrow margin in the House and the 50-50 Senate as realities (including some more conservative Senators) ... and see the mathematics of it. Perhaps more clearly I can describe infrastructure as a process, not a "moment". You don't rebuild bridges in a week. And this becomes an issue to campaign on for the decade, rather than the rather questionable "what have you done for me lately" viewpoint that was applied about a dozen years ago.
Get what you can now, then work on getting more later, when hopefully there are more favorable circumstances.
Of course, one way to do this is have the House pass a "statement" bill, then have the Senate pass the "real" bill (perhaps bringing the House bill to the floor to force a filibuster first), then work it out to get to get something to pass both houses of Congress.
Get what you can now, then work on getting more later, when hopefully there are more favorable circumstances.
Of course, one way to do this is have the House pass a "statement" bill, then have the Senate pass the "real" bill (perhaps bringing the House bill to the floor to force a filibuster first), then work it out to get to get something to pass both houses of Congress.