2021-06-30 00:00:13
AMERICAN INFRASTRUCTURE BILL GET STUFFED IN CONGRESS ONCE AGAIN
Bipartisan leaders in the US Congress have already almost agreed on a compromise version of the infrastructure bill, which provides for government investments of 1.2 trillion. dollars over eight years with an immediate "injection" into the industry of over $ 570 billion.
And then the problems began. Left-wing Democrats are demanding that their bosses promise that immediately after the bill is passed, they will abolish the Senate majority rule of 60 votes (out of 100) to pass the next package of about 3-3.5 trillion. dollars, which includes activities for the dissemination of "green" energy, programs of "racial justice", "urban reform" (a kind of gentrification on the contrary) and all other left-green.
Bernie Sanders tweeted: “Let me be clear: there will be no bipartisan infrastructure deal without a bill that will dramatically improve the lives of working families and combat the existential threat of climate change. No new bill, no compromise over the old. We need transformational change is NOW ".
Joe Biden hesitates all the time - apparently, depending on who comes to his office. He said over the weekend that he would not sign a compromise infrastructure bill unless a broader green package was also on his table. When journalists tried to clarify whether this meant that the president was ready to use the veto, Biden backed down and said that "the veto is not what he wants."
Republicans, in turn, have warned that they will not vote for a compromise bill unless Democrats promise to "detach" it from the next, "green" one.
In general, the debate about what infrastructure really is continues. But as soon as the conversation begins to be conducted about something broader than "pieces of iron", America gets into a clinch. Because then irreconcilable cultural contradictions begin.
https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/560498-mcconnell-to-schumer-pelosi-dont-hold-bipartisan-bill-hostage
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