Apparently the GOP’s individual reps are busy trying to claim credit for things in the bill they voted against so surely the people who actually passed the bill should be able to get credit too.
Indeed they are. My Trumpian Congress critter has tried to claim all the benefits of the BIF, and has been publicly (well on facebook anyway) derided by hundreds of his constituents for voting against it. He did the same thing today messaging on the BBB, and again got slammed 4 to 1 with pointing out he didn't vote for bills he claims will bring benefits.
No idea yet if that translates into electoral changes at the ballot box next year, but its fun to watch.
Looks like the House will vote today, with the CBO Score now out:
CBO estimates that enacting this legislation would result in a net increase in the deficit totaling $367 billion over the 2022-2031 period, not counting any additional revenue that may be generated by additional funding for tax enforcement.
https://www.cbo.gov/publication/57627
That lack of inclusion of potential revenue is important, if even half the fund Treasury expects to generate come in this will be a budgetary nothing burger:
The Treasury Department has contended the provision will generate another $400 billion and pay for the plan. The CBO estimated it would lead to only $127 billion more in net revenue, which would leave the bill’s spending roughly $250 billion short of being fully offset. That would put it approximately in line with the CBO’s estimated deficit impact for the bipartisan infrastructure law Biden signed earlier this week with the support of Republicans and centrist Democrats alike.
you really have a strong belief in the goodness and redeemability of these folks don't you? I mean, 12 steps work for people who want to change and have healthy relationships with shame, guilt, and social pressure.
A white gay husband and father actually has a decent shot at nomination after seasoning in a cabinet position. While there will be a lot of pushback from conservative quarters for being gay, he got the veteran vibe going for him, and lets face it his skin color is more acceptable to a lot of folks.
Censure without removal would not be effective. Gosar can now be campaigned against on the most basic bread and butter level as ineffective for representing his constituents since he can't control himself enough to stay relevant and legislate. Absent loosing his committees censure become spitting into the wind for people who are generally immune to public shame.
given the lengths of sentences in other convictions and guilty please so far he's not really an outlier. He's just easier for the media to cover what with his colorful presentation day of.
Congress attempts to manage our head count by authorizing and reauthorizing FTE billets. How we fill them is up to us, but they control the total. So when a new office like you describe is stood up, if there's no additional billets it gets ... interesting.
“We anticipated that there’s apparently a legitimate difference of opinion,” Rep. Kurt Schrader (D-Ore.), a key moderate, said on Tuesday. “I talked to the CBO guy [Phillip Swagel] last week and even he admitted there’s just different interpretations of how the consumer is going to react.
Man's got a point.
And let's be honest - a "bad" CBO score never stopped Republicans from doing what they wanted so I'm not sure why it should stop Democrats, especially when those democrats are trying to pass legislation to help actual Americans.
SO from inside the bureaucracy - most if not all federal statutes are too vague in their language to actually do anything with. Doubly so since Congress decided to create the farce that they don't do earmarks anymore. Which means that in a lot of cases, Presidents of both parties actually do have to do a lot of interpreting in order to fulfill their duties to take care that the laws passed by Congress are faithfully implemented.
That aside, as we've seen with the immigration debacle, Congress has become quite willing to NOT legislate on important issue presented to it. Which Means the Executive has to act, and the only real way to act is for the Executive to string together whatever legal authority does exist in an executive order. And this isn't because Presidents are failing to propose legislation - its because Congress is choosing not to legislate.
So yes, Congress could and should solve this problem - but you're aiming at the wrong target with your solutions.
Good for Congress. Even if this was just designed to bait liberals as Brandon suggests, its still way over a half dozen lines. Not that censure is stopping the Republican crazies in Congress (I'm looking at you Lauren Boebert and Marjorie Taylor-Greene) but its better then nothing.
because there's no polling to back that up. There is little reported evidence in the media to back that up. And just because you disagree with the Constitutionality of an EO - which hasn't actually been litigated yet . . . . doesn't mean your interpretation backs up your assertion.
You don't have evidence on your side. You have wish casting.
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The law may be correct, but justice is nowhere near served. Expect more armed white men to attack more social justice protests with believed impunity.
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Indeed they are. My Trumpian Congress critter has tried to claim all the benefits of the BIF, and has been publicly (well on facebook anyway) derided by hundreds of his constituents for voting against it. He did the same thing today messaging on the BBB, and again got slammed 4 to 1 with pointing out he didn't vote for bills he claims will bring benefits.
No idea yet if that translates into electoral changes at the ballot box next year, but its fun to watch.
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in this case that's actually pretty reasonable, and points back to the larger problem Dems seems to have messaging their successes.
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To be fair to Jaybird, Democrats having a spine with respect to Republicans is anew phenomenon.
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If Kevin McCarthy can rail for 8 straight hours, then surly the Senate can go back to talking only filibusters . . . .
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Looks like the House will vote today, with the CBO Score now out:
https://www.cbo.gov/publication/57627
That lack of inclusion of potential revenue is important, if even half the fund Treasury expects to generate come in this will be a budgetary nothing burger:
https://www.cnbc.com/2021/11/18/build-back-better-act-vote-cbo-releases-score-of-biden-plan.html
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I sit corrected.
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Yep - and I even worked in his administration.
so 3 out of what, 46? Not good odds, and frankly had W not had his family connections I doubt he'd have done so well
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Very few former governors do well as presidential candidates though. Clinton was the last one, and Reagan before him.
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you really have a strong belief in the goodness and redeemability of these folks don't you? I mean, 12 steps work for people who want to change and have healthy relationships with shame, guilt, and social pressure.
Republican politicians don't have that at all.
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so what would you rather we all do to lower the water level?
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A white gay husband and father actually has a decent shot at nomination after seasoning in a cabinet position. While there will be a lot of pushback from conservative quarters for being gay, he got the veteran vibe going for him, and lets face it his skin color is more acceptable to a lot of folks.
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Censure without removal would not be effective. Gosar can now be campaigned against on the most basic bread and butter level as ineffective for representing his constituents since he can't control himself enough to stay relevant and legislate. Absent loosing his committees censure become spitting into the wind for people who are generally immune to public shame.
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given the lengths of sentences in other convictions and guilty please so far he's not really an outlier. He's just easier for the media to cover what with his colorful presentation day of.
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We don't really need any more data.
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I suspect a LOT of them feel stupid now. And a LOT of them feel betrayed by Trump. One wonders how that will play out.
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Agreed.
And frankly Kevin McCarthy's refusal to do anything about it makes him appear weak and cowardly. Ironic I think.
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Indeed history does point to this.
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Congress attempts to manage our head count by authorizing and reauthorizing FTE billets. How we fill them is up to us, but they control the total. So when a new office like you describe is stood up, if there's no additional billets it gets ... interesting.
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Man's got a point.
And let's be honest - a "bad" CBO score never stopped Republicans from doing what they wanted so I'm not sure why it should stop Democrats, especially when those democrats are trying to pass legislation to help actual Americans.
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SO from inside the bureaucracy - most if not all federal statutes are too vague in their language to actually do anything with. Doubly so since Congress decided to create the farce that they don't do earmarks anymore. Which means that in a lot of cases, Presidents of both parties actually do have to do a lot of interpreting in order to fulfill their duties to take care that the laws passed by Congress are faithfully implemented.
That aside, as we've seen with the immigration debacle, Congress has become quite willing to NOT legislate on important issue presented to it. Which Means the Executive has to act, and the only real way to act is for the Executive to string together whatever legal authority does exist in an executive order. And this isn't because Presidents are failing to propose legislation - its because Congress is choosing not to legislate.
So yes, Congress could and should solve this problem - but you're aiming at the wrong target with your solutions.
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Good for Congress. Even if this was just designed to bait liberals as Brandon suggests, its still way over a half dozen lines. Not that censure is stopping the Republican crazies in Congress (I'm looking at you Lauren Boebert and Marjorie Taylor-Greene) but its better then nothing.
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Just like Trump's words were never seen by reasonable people as a call to attack the Capitol on January 6th?
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because there's no polling to back that up. There is little reported evidence in the media to back that up. And just because you disagree with the Constitutionality of an EO - which hasn't actually been litigated yet . . . . doesn't mean your interpretation backs up your assertion.
You don't have evidence on your side. You have wish casting.
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Single payer is not government run healthcare, and it would reduce costs.