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Today (Saturday) is Sock Monkey Day
How fitting this was passed through the Senate, a chamber lost by the Republicans with some help from Trump, on day 45 of the Biden Adminstration.
The American Rescue Plan passes the Senate without a single Republican vote. (Sullivan R-AK did not vote)
Minority farmer debt relief survived in the final bill after Republican attempts to gut the provision. After decades of abuse by USDA and the financial community, these farmers have hope for a better future.
Well done, Democrats.
Senate Dems secure $1.9T stimulus bill, minority farmer debt relief survives GOP challenge
Now, on to the For the People Act, and the John Lewis Voting Rights Act, with their necessary prelude, eliminating or modifying the filibuster. Contact your congresspeople!
Meanwhile, the Repubs are going to have to deal with the really important stuff: who gets to grift using Donald's name?
Trump presses GOP to stop using name for fundraising
well, that's going to make for a bit of awkwardness in various people's lives…. I wonder what the royalty fee (REALLY a royalty fee) will be to use Trump's name or likeness in their advertising?
Any reaction from Sen. Rick Scott (Fla.), head of the NRSC? Or Rep. Tom Emmer (R-Minn.), the chairman of the National Republican Congressional Committee (NRCC),
They’re just laughable at this point. I think of this dynamic and then reflect on another provision in the ARPA: homeless children. Covenant House has been my longest-running org for annual giving so I couldn’t be more thrilled. The Senate approved the Murkowski amendment allocating $800 million to homeless children (bipartisan applause broke out in the Senate after the vote).
We’re finally getting resources to the least among us; making a difference. This is governing I can be proud of.
👍👍❤
Wonderful!
And yet, after her positive amendment was adopted, Senator Murkowski still couldn’t break with her caucus to vote forthe American Rescue Plan bill.🤦🏼♀️
Who knows … she may have been the "safety" vote that convinced Manchin that whatever he was demanding wasn't going to sink the bill.
The Murkowski changes I read about weren't all bad as policy
— "tourism" bump for Alaska may also benefit Washington, CA, Hawaii and CO (and Florida, but who cares about them).
— Seafood processors weren't included or excluded in the House language about food processing…
— a change giving "more money to states with smaller populations" probably helps more R states than D states, but the money will still go to groups of people who are probably more D than R.
What else shifted to accommodate her preference?
Amen … I was happy to read this estimate
Has anyone trademarked "The Other Guy," yet? . . .
. . . might be a good idea now?
It'll be interesting to see what sort of deal they reach. Obviously, Trump does not want the GOP to stop using his name and likeness; he wants to get paid. And the GOP, utter train wreck that it is, will be more than happy to pony up.
Today (Sunday) is National Crown Roast of Pork Day
I had to step between my Cat and the TV a few minutes ago during MTP to protect the device from her reaction to John Barrasso and his soooo predictable bullshit (or maybe Lauren would prefer I call it "bullcrap", eh congresswoman?). Perhaps the previous interview with Joe, "I promise my Republican friends I will be the one to cave" Manchin" pushed her too close to the edge.
I am happy to report my TV was saved by the mute button. 😏
The West Virginia Governor takes on the “professional politician”:
Justice: 'I'm not going to get in a food fight with Joe Manchin' on use of CARES Act funds
…and mountain top removal:
Kudos to State Senator Chris Holbert:
Colorado Bill Would Require Schools To Store Cannabis-Based Medicines For Student Use
Good call on Holbert’s part.
I’ve seen kids with severe seizure disorders become able to do school normally, after taking CBD treatments. For one of them, you made the connection to Realm of Caring. It did make a difference for that child.
Today is also National Flapjack Day and National Cereal Day.
Be sure to eat your breakfast.
For a quick video update on all things Colorado COVID and vaccine-related, see this 1/2 hour webinar from the Partnership to Fight Infectious Diseases. Senator Bennet does the intro.
The senators who voted for the Covid relief bill represent 41,915,580 more people than the senators who voted against it.
America’s anti-democratic Senate, in one number:
The 41 million is based on population of the states.
If you want votes, the number I vaguely remember from the 2018 election was that the Senate that took office in 2019 had 12 million more votes for Democrats than Republicans — and a resulting 48-52 partisan split.
And with 35-45% Republicans supporting – not in Congress, in the streets, that is the kind of bipartisanship I want from a president.
Agreed. POTUS is bringing unity to the streets. The fact the Republican caucus can’t get their shit together is (almost) irrelevant – as long as we can keep Manchin and Synema in check. If it takes the implementation of a standing filibuster rule change to drag them closer to the rest of us I’m OK with that for Round 1. I’d prefer elimination of the racist tradition altogether but Joe snd Synema are the cards were dealt with for the time being.
I like the standing filibuster idea. I do not like abolishing it all together. The next time the worm turns, as it will, the thought of the GOP running roughshod with their kooky bullshit terrifies me.
The judicial filibuster actions should be lesson enough.
What Gertie said.
I’d generally agree with all you said Gertie but I have a hunch the next time the Repubs control all three they’ll eliminate it anyway. I do think the standing filibuster will give us what we need right now.
Which, coincidentally, will probably be the very same time that Manchin can also finally then get behind the repeal . . .