By Lazaro Gamio and Alicia Parlapiano
...The bill, (click here) which Democrats have been negotiating since the spring and have pared down to secure the votes of their most centrist members, includes roughly $2 trillion in spending increases and tax cuts over 10 years, expected to be largely paid for through tax increases on the wealthy and on corporations.
The only Democrat to vote against the bill was Representative Jared Golden of Maine, who had expressed concerns about the inclusion of a provision that would reduce taxes for high earners in states like New Jersey, New York and California.
The bill now moves to the Senate, where it is expected to change. Some policies may be removed or altered by Democrats in the chamber, and others could change to comply with a review by the Senate parliamentarian....
...The bill, (click here) which Democrats have been negotiating since the spring and have pared down to secure the votes of their most centrist members, includes roughly $2 trillion in spending increases and tax cuts over 10 years, expected to be largely paid for through tax increases on the wealthy and on corporations.
The only Democrat to vote against the bill was Representative Jared Golden of Maine, who had expressed concerns about the inclusion of a provision that would reduce taxes for high earners in states like New Jersey, New York and California.
The bill now moves to the Senate, where it is expected to change. Some policies may be removed or altered by Democrats in the chamber, and others could change to comply with a review by the Senate parliamentarian....
Basically, a party line vote. There are many issues these days that are party line votes. That is bad governance. There should be something for everyone in these bills and there is. But, trouble with the party line vote is that the politics are toxic to bipartisanship. The politics are practiced everyday in the Congress and it is basically unethical. I am sure if scrutinized, nearly 50 percent of the Congress could be written up on an ethical basis alone.
There is nothing difficult about party line votes. No thinking. No cooperation. No good governance.
Let me show you want I mean in the next entry.
November 19, 2021
By Lazaro Gamio and Alicia Pariapiano
The House of Representatives (click here) approved a sprawling social spending and climate bill on Friday, with all but one Democrat and no Republicans voting in favor....
