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Event 2: Budget Reconciliation Bill
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So @LeaderMcConnell leads his caucus to unanimously oppose the debt ceiling increase he passed 3X under Trump, while he was adding $8 trillion in debt.
— David Axelrod (@davidaxelrod) September 28, 2021
And in the House, @GOPLeader is whipping his troops against a bipartisan infrastructure bill, passed by 67 senators.
Obama to ABC on the reconciliation bill: "Anybody who pretends that it's a hardship for billionaires to pay a little bit more in taxes so that a single mom gets childcare support or so that we're doing something about climate change … that's an argument that is unsustainable."
— Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) September 28, 2021
BREAKING: Kyrsten Sinema is holding a fundraiser at an undisclosed location tomorrow with 5 corporate lobbying PACs who oppose Democrats' Build Back Better Act. The bill would cut taxes for the middle class and raise taxes on the ultra-wealthy and corporations.
— No Lie with Brian Tyler Cohen (@NoLieWithBTC) September 27, 2021
As Democrats try to nail down the final details of their climate and social policy bill, @SenatorSinema will hold a 45-minute fundraiser on Tuesday afternoon with five business PACs, representing organizations fiercely opposing the bill. https://t.co/392IX60Yyh
— Jonathan Weisman (@jonathanweisman) September 27, 2021
Politico-Morning Consult poll:
— Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) September 28, 2021
56% of Americans support the bipartisan infrastructure bill. Just 27% oppose.
57% believe the $1 trillion price tag for the bill is either the right amount or too *little* to spend.
BREAKING: Kyrsten Sinema is scheduled to have a fund-raiser on Tuesday afternoon with five business lobbying groups, that oppose President Biden’s $3.5 trillion budget reconciliation bill.
— TheSadTruth💙 (@ReportsDaNews) September 28, 2021
Senator Kyrsten Sinema of Arizona is scheduled to have a fund-raiser on Tuesday afternoon with five business lobbying groups, many of which fiercely oppose the Democrat's ambitious social policy and climate bill. https://t.co/y41Z8SJKI8
— NYT Politics (@nytpolitics) September 27, 2021
The consequences of default are catastrophic. We could see 6 million jobs lost, 9% unemployment, and $15 trillion in household wealth wiped out. To my Republican colleagues: it’s time to come to your senses.
— Amy Klobuchar (@amyklobuchar) September 28, 2021
Now that Senate Republicans have blocked the bill to keep the federal government funded and lift the borrowing cap (debt ceiling) the mainstream media has a major role it needs to play. They have to put the onus where it belongs. It has to be clear. It has to contain outrage.
— Duty To Warn 🔉 (@duty2warn) September 27, 2021
Wife Claims $3.5 Trillion Spending Spree At Target Actually Cost $0 https://t.co/Y5kqaWyjX5
— The Babylon Bee (@TheBabylonBee) September 27, 2021