Menendez describes two additional tiers to pitching legalization to parliamentarian - Page 6

Even if the parliamentarian rules favorably next time, the whole bill might sink if the left wing and the moderate wing don't reach a compromise on spending levels.

Right now, Sinema said she won't vote for reconciliation if they don't change the drug prescription plan, Manchin suggested they postpone the whole thing till next year - which makes it good as dead, the progressives in the House say they won't vote for the infrastructure bill if there's no reconciliation while the house moderates threaten to not vote for anything if the infrastructure bill doesn't go through. They also say legitimately, they won't vote for anything unless they know the Senate moderates vote for it. But the Senate moderates still won't say what spending level is acceptable to them.

So yeah. This is how sausage is made, it may all magically come together in the end, but there are a ton of balls up in the air.

Well, the Dems should be focusing on those controversial parts rather than even (for the billionth time) entertaining the parliamentarian. Waste of fucking time. Chingada madre buey. Entiende.

Progressive Caucus has reiterated that without the entirety of the reconciliation bill (including legalization), they will not pass the Senate budget/infrastructure bill.

House progressives have all the leverage.

you've been on the board 11 yrs and still making excuses for do-nothing dems? Wow

funny thing is it has consistently failed them. they always get raped midterms.

god forbid they get something better than fuck all done to improve their chances.