a fan wrote: ↑Tue Nov 28, 2023 12:40 pm
MDlaxfan76 wrote: ↑Tue Nov 28, 2023 12:07 pm
Do you think Biden could have actually passed a reversal of those corporate tax cuts?
When did he have those last couple of votes in the Senate that would have been needed to get to 51, if it had not been filibustered first?
Try. Put those who voted no on the spot.
MDlaxfan76 wrote: ↑Tue Nov 28, 2023 12:07 pm
Not sure you can put that around his neck fairly, as I'm pretty sure he'd love to reverse them...if he had the votes.
Put it on the floor. Make them vote. Like we used to do.
Where's his immigration reform bill? Or the Dems? Floor it. Debate it. Stop with excuses as to why we can't govern.
mmm, Biden operates in the realm of the possible, focusing on persuasion...embarrassing members of his own party, whose votes he needs for all sorts of matters, is not a game of successful legislating. The R's would not have paid a cost for voting against repealing what they'd previously passed...
I do agree that there should be an immigration proposal, at least.
But note, Biden does NOT decide what goes to the floor and what does not, albeit he obviously has influence on such decisions.
There's a possible opening in the funding of Ukraine and Israel context, with House R's insisting on money for border control...at the very least, Biden should embrace that funding, in that context, and then propose an increase in documented immigration and asylum to follow.
Working toward compromise is the key to actually getting anything done, the sausage making ain't pretty but a good sausage tastes great nevertheless.