Saturday, October 2, 2021

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NYT > U.S. > Politics26 minutes ago
Progressives Flex Muscles on Biden Agenda, Adopting New Tactics
Their persistence forced Speaker Nancy Pelosi to delay a planned vote on the $1 trillion infrastructure bill. In the end, President Biden sided with their position. read more
 
The 4.5 trillion infrastructure plan is a single entity.
Pass the whole thing. 

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NYT > U.S. > Politics29 minutes ago
Biden Pulls Back a Vote on the Infrastructure Bill
After pressing toward a vote, Democratic leaders accepted “reality” that the bill could not pass before a broad climate change and safety net measure comes together. read more
 
 
The 4.5 trillion infrastructure plan is a single entity.
Pass the whole thing. 
 
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NYT > U.S. > Politics32 minutes ago
House Delays Vote on Infrastructure Bill as Democrats Feud
A liberal revolt left Democrats short of votes, but leaders insisted they would bring up the measure again on Friday, giving them more time to reach a deal on a separate climate and safety net bill. read more
 
The 4.5 trillion infrastructure plan is a single entity.
Pass the whole thing.
 
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Federal Judge Hears Arguments Over Texas Abortion Law
The Justice Department said the law was intended to “violate the Constitution,” and asked for it to be suspended while the courts determine if it is legal. read more
 
Texas has no counter argument.
Abortion is not a crime.
 
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How a Stopgap Bill Could Restore Transportation Programs
When the new fiscal year began on Friday, some programs covered by the stalled infrastructure bill froze and about 3,700 workers were furloughed. read more
 
The flow of funds is not interrupted.

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F.D.A. Panel to Weigh Pfizer Shots for Kids and Moderna Boosters
The timing of the meetings later this month suggests that the agency plans to move quickly to decide both issues. read more
 
The Food and Drug Administration continues its work.
 
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After Delay, House Set to Try Again to Pass Infrastructure Bill
The president went to Capitol Hill to try to unify Democrats around a bipartisan infrastructure bill and a broader social policy and climate package. But a deal did not appear to be in hand. read more
 
The 4.5 trillion infrastructure plan is a single entity.
Pass the whole thing. 

.45 trillion a year is not a big budgetary hit.
 
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Justice Kavanaugh Tests Positive for Covid
The Supreme Court justice is fully vaccinated, a court spokeswoman said, and is not showing symptoms. read more
 
The supreme court is still 4to3 Trump.
 
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Progressive Democrats Celebrate Delaying Vote on Infrastructure Bill
The Democrats’ most liberal wing continues to push for action on a far larger social spending bill before they agree to rally behind the infrastructure legislation. read more
 
The 4.5 trillion infrastructure plan is a single entity.
Pass the whole thing.
 
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Inflation Climbs at Fastest Pace in 30 Years as Supply Chain Snarls Linger
Inflation, once expected to fade quickly, is proving more stubborn. That ramps up tension among officials as they wait for pressures to fade. read more
 
Inflation is wages chasing prices in an upward helix.
 
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U.S. and Europe Announce New Trade Cooperation, but Disputes Linger
A new trade and technology partnership aims to counter China, but tensions over issues like metal tariffs remain. read more
 
The Atlantic trade always has disputes.
 
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Army Base Names Are Changing. But to What?
Congress mandated renaming military bases that commemorate Confederate leaders. The communities around them are now weighing in. read more
 
The Army will decide.
It is time to bury the Confederacy.
 
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F.D.A. Panel to Discuss Pfizer Shots for Kids 5 to 11
The timing of the meetings indicates that the agency plans to move quickly to decide whether to authorize both the booster and pediatric doses, but only after it hears recommendations from the advisory committee. read more
 
The FDA must follow its rules.
 
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Arizona Senator Returns Home as Spending Deal Remains Elusive
In contrast, the other holdout to support President Biden’s sweeping social spending bill, Senator Joe Manchin III of West Virginia, is remaining in Washington this weekend. read more
 
The intraparty  tussle continues.
Joe Manchin must content himself with his share.
 
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Why Is Everything So Last-Minute in D.C.? It's Complicated
The proliferation of dramatic, last-second congressional deals has increased dramatically in the hyperpartisan environment of the past quarter-century. read more
 
Sooner there is not enough pressure to force a decision.
 
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Manchin Deepens Democrats' Impasse on Biden Agenda
Senator Joe Manchin III said Thursday night that $1.5 trillion in social spending — less than half what liberals have sought — “does exactly the necessary things we need to do.” read more
 
Joe Manchin will not be returned to the senate.
He should settle for what he can get.
 
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In the Parallel Universe That is the House of Representatives, September Never Ended
By keeping the legislative day from ending, Speaker Nancy Pelosi avoided breaking a promise to moderates to hold a vote by month’s end. read more
 
Stopping the clock is easier than getting a decision.
 
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Senate Moves to Advance Bill Raising the Debt Limit
Senate Democrats pushed forward with a party-line procedural vote on the measure, but it is all but guaranteed to fail in the face of Republican opposition. 
 
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/10/01/opinion/biden-coin-democrat-republican-debt-limit.html
 
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Senate Confirms Biden’s Pick to Lead the Bureau of Land Management
After a party-line vote, Tracy Stone-Manning became the leader of an agency that manages oil and gas drilling on public lands. read more
 
Biden and Shumer have won a big victory.
The Debt Limit may be raised.
 
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Trump Server's Connections to Alfa Bank Produces Fresh Conflict
A recent indictment suggested that researchers who found strange internet links between a Russian bank and the Trump Organization did not really believe their own work. They are pushing back. read more
 
The Trump organizations will regret opening the Russian "can of worms".
 
 
 
 
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