alphalyrae@midwest.socialtopolitics @lemmy.world•Ocasio-Cortez endorses Biden's reelection campaign, sending a strong signal of Democratic unity
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1 year agoWhat is your source for this claim?
What is your source for this claim?
This is correct. They had to shove a ton of initiatives into the reconcilation to get anything done with Sinema and Manchin blocking everything.
And exactly how would Biden get anything through a Senate currently spilt between the two parties? You would need 60 votes to overcome the constant filibusters the Rs would throw up since this would not be a budgetary vote.
Last time I checked, there are only 48 Dems plus three independents who caucus with the Dems, for a total of 51. We’d need at least 62 to account for Sinema and Manchin, so expecting Biden to solve this is delusional.
Might have been a HIMARS strike. Those things can make quite a mess.