Against all expectation, both Senators Joe Manchin (D-WV) and Kyrsten Sinema (D-AZ) have signed off on the Democratic reconciliation bill for climate, healthcare and tax reform, dubbed the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022. Manchin had surprised nearly everyone with his eleventh hour announcement in support of the package, which he then went on the airwaves to support enthusiastically, and at times
Another small step in a positive direction. One step at a time. I remember my college history professor remarking that Politics and sausage making were much alike - and that you didn't really want to watch what went on in either one too closely. Give and take and compromise are things that we so seldom use these days. Glad to see it is still possible.
Did Manchin change his party affiliation? You have him listed as R-WV. I'm so tired of these people playing with our lives when they're supposed to be working for all of us, not just their rich corporate overlords.
This sounds to me like the business of governing actually working. Credit certainly goes to Schumer, but I can't help but think that this is essentially the fruit of the patient labors of President Biden. He doesn't get nearly enough credit for what he has brought to the Presidency.
Another small step in a positive direction. One step at a time. I remember my college history professor remarking that Politics and sausage making were much alike - and that you didn't really want to watch what went on in either one too closely. Give and take and compromise are things that we so seldom use these days. Glad to see it is still possible.
Did Manchin change his party affiliation? You have him listed as R-WV. I'm so tired of these people playing with our lives when they're supposed to be working for all of us, not just their rich corporate overlords.
This sounds to me like the business of governing actually working. Credit certainly goes to Schumer, but I can't help but think that this is essentially the fruit of the patient labors of President Biden. He doesn't get nearly enough credit for what he has brought to the Presidency.
I did not know about the stock buyback excise tax - very glad to hear that's in there.