BRKG No Going Back Now: Senate Votes to End Debate on $1.2 Trillion Infrastructure Bill - Final vote will come on Tuesday, at the latest.

[thompson]

No Going Back Now: Senate Votes to End Debate on $1.2 Trillion Infrastructure Bill

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No Going Back Now: Senate Votes to End Debate on $1.2 Trillion Infrastructure Bill

Rebecca Downs
Posted: Aug 08, 2021 9:45 PM

On Sunday evening, the U.S. Senate voted to end debate by invoking cloture on the $1.2 trillion infrastructure bill. The final vote will come on Tuesday, at the latest.

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1424540109274288133

View: https://twitter.com/mkraju/status/1424540109274288133?s=20


A particularly noteworthy vote, as it is a new addition, is from Sen. Roger Wicker (R-MS).

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1424534473341820928

View: https://twitter.com/mkraju/status/1424534473341820928?s=20


In the other direction is Sen. Todd Young (R-IN), who previously voted to invoke cloture. The senator, who is up for re-election in 2022, cited an analysis released Thursday from the the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) which revealed that "On net, the legislation would add $256 billion to projected deficits over that [2021-2031] period."

While the senator may not have revealed to Raju whether or not Trump's opposition got to him, it is surely on the minds of some senators, especially those who are up for re-election, as Young is.

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1424503995872301062

View: https://twitter.com/RealHarisAlic/status/1424503995872301062?s=20


The former president made his opposition to the infrastructure package well known, and also took a direct shot at Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY), as he frequently does. McConnell's support has been key, though he has expressed the need to give Republican amendments their proper consideration.

Trump took aim at McConnell in a previous statement as well. "Joe Biden's infrastructure bill is a disgrace. If Mitch McConnell was smart, which we've seen no evidence of, he would use the debt ceiling card to negotiate a good infrastructure package," he said.

He also warned it could spell trouble for 2022 and 2024, including when it comes to an endorsement from Trump, who is still very much influential in the GOP. "Joe Biden's infrastructure bill will be used against the Republican Party in the upcoming elections in 2022 and 2024. It will be very hard for me to endorse anyone foolish enough to vote in favor of this deal," the former president said.

As Katie and Matt have highlighted, the $1.2 trillion infrastructure bill is in many ways a liberal dream with all that's included.

 

[thompson]

That bastard John Cornyn needs to GO.

 

[thompson]

Not many news articles about this out yet.

Infrastructure bill advances to final passage this week

Infrastructure bill advances to final passage this week

Susan Ferrechio
3 hrs ago

The Senate convened for a rare Sunday session that cut into their scheduled August recess, haggling all day about a package of amendments without reaching a deal. Democrats are counting on the bill to help pave the way for the passage later this year of a much larger spending package that would fund a broad array of social programs.

Lawmakers voted to cut off debate on Sunday evening, setting up another clock that runs out on Tuesday, when the Senate will be able to take a final vote on the bill.

The measure provides $550 billion in new spending, including $7.5 billion on new electric vehicle charging stations as well as billions on mass transit and rail.

A group of Senate Democrats, Republicans and Biden negotiated the deal, however, it never won favor with a majority of GOP lawmakers, who opposed the cost and lack of offsets.

The Congressional Budget Office confirmed their skepticism last week with a report showing only half of the new spending would be offset by provisions in the bill and the rest would add to the deficit. Many Republicans raised objections to the measure, and the Senate defeated a move by Rep. James Lankford of Oklahoma, to block the bill because it was not properly vetted through his committee.

“I’ve been told over and over again that the infrastructure package would be paid for,” Lankford said. “Then I was told, it would be mostly paid for and then the CBO came out a couple of days ago and said a quarter of a trillion dollars of it is not paid for.”

Lankford also criticized a provision to raise funding by selling off some of the nation’s strategic oil reserve, which he noted would be used to pay for electric vehicle charging stations.

Lawmakers hoped to strike a deal on a set of amendments that would include provisions sought by both parties. Senators have negotiated language for an amendment that would address taxing cryptocurrency and another amendment that would allow states to spend some unused federal COVID aid on infrastructure.

While lawmakers are still negotiating votes on amendments, the bill is on track to easily pass by Tuesday.

“Republicans and Democrats agree that roads, bridges, broadband, ports and rail are the building blocks of a healthy economy,” said Sen. Roger Wicker, a Republican of Mississippi, who was among the negotiators. “This bill makes historic down payments on those core priorities.”

The Senate will begin debating a budget resolution later this week that unlocks the ability of Senate Democrats to pass a $3.5 trillion social spending package later in the year without any Republican support. Democrats are linking together the bipartisan infrastructure bill and the $3.5 trillion measure, which they labeled a “human infrastructure” bill. The legislation would pay for universal preschool, free community college, broader access to Medicare and more.

"This mammoth $1.2 trillion infrastructure bill is the runway to Biden’s $3.5 trillion spending spree," Sen. Ted Cruz, a Texas Republican who voted against advancing the infrastructure package, said Sunday.

Eighteen Republicans voted to advance the bipartisan infrastructure legislation in spite of the second, bigger spending bill looming in the weeks again that they will not have the power to block.

Republican Senators praised the funding provisions in the bipartisan bill that would help their states fix infrastructure, replace aging water pipes and expand internet access.

“Tonight is the real infrastructure deal that America needs,” Wicker said.

 

[vestige]

Not many news articles about this out yet.

Infrastructure bill advances to final passage this week

Infrastructure bill advances to final passage this week

Susan Ferrechio
3 hrs ago

The Senate convened for a rare Sunday session that cut into their scheduled August recess, haggling all day about a package of amendments without reaching a deal. Democrats are counting on the bill to help pave the way for the passage later this year of a much larger spending package that would fund a broad array of social programs.

Lawmakers voted to cut off debate on Sunday evening, setting up another clock that runs out on Tuesday, when the Senate will be able to take a final vote on the bill.

The measure provides $550 billion in new spending, including $7.5 billion on new electric vehicle charging stations as well as billions on mass transit and rail.

A group of Senate Democrats, Republicans and Biden negotiated the deal, however, it never won favor with a majority of GOP lawmakers, who opposed the cost and lack of offsets.

The Congressional Budget Office confirmed their skepticism last week with a report showing only half of the new spending would be offset by provisions in the bill and the rest would add to the deficit. Many Republicans raised objections to the measure, and the Senate defeated a move by Rep. James Lankford of Oklahoma, to block the bill because it was not properly vetted through his committee.

“I’ve been told over and over again that the infrastructure package would be paid for,” Lankford said. “Then I was told, it would be mostly paid for and then the CBO came out a couple of days ago and said a quarter of a trillion dollars of it is not paid for.”

Lankford also criticized a provision to raise funding by selling off some of the nation’s strategic oil reserve, which he noted would be used to pay for electric vehicle charging stations.

Lawmakers hoped to strike a deal on a set of amendments that would include provisions sought by both parties. Senators have negotiated language for an amendment that would address taxing cryptocurrency and another amendment that would allow states to spend some unused federal COVID aid on infrastructure.

While lawmakers are still negotiating votes on amendments, the bill is on track to easily pass by Tuesday.

“Republicans and Democrats agree that roads, bridges, broadband, ports and rail are the building blocks of a healthy economy,” said Sen. Roger Wicker, a Republican of Mississippi, who was among the negotiators. “This bill makes historic down payments on those core priorities.”

The Senate will begin debating a budget resolution later this week that unlocks the ability of Senate Democrats to pass a $3.5 trillion social spending package later in the year without any Republican support. Democrats are linking together the bipartisan infrastructure bill and the $3.5 trillion measure, which they labeled a “human infrastructure” bill. The legislation would pay for universal preschool, free community college, broader access to Medicare and more.

"This mammoth $1.2 trillion infrastructure bill is the runway to Biden’s $3.5 trillion spending spree," Sen. Ted Cruz, a Texas Republican who voted against advancing the infrastructure package, said Sunday.

Eighteen Republicans voted to advance the bipartisan infrastructure legislation in spite of the second, bigger spending bill looming in the weeks again that they will not have the power to block.

Republican Senators praised the funding provisions in the bipartisan bill that would help their states fix infrastructure, replace aging water pipes and expand internet access.

“Tonight is the real infrastructure deal that America needs,” Wicker said.

They will piss it all away on bluegums.

Count on it.

 

[Housecarl]

So how many primaries are going to be a concern for the GOPe?

 

[thompson]

So how many primaries are going to be a concern for the GOPe?

The RINO Traitor otherwise known as TX Senator John Cornyn ends his term January 3, 2027, so a long wait. Not sure about the others.

 

[thompson]

This is a pretty good place to find information on politicians:

Ballotpedia

Ballotpedia is the digital encyclopedia of American politics and elections. Our goal is to inform people about politics by providing accurate and objective information about politics at all levels of government.

ballotpedia.org

 

[helen]

If they don't raise the debt ceiling pretty soon, this package is useless.

 

[billet]

The RINO Traitor otherwise known as TX Senator John Cornyn ends his term January 3, 2027, so a long wait. Not sure about the others.

When are people going to wake up to the fact that Republicans suck just as bad as Democrats!

 

[thompson]

When are people going to wake up to the fact that Republicans suck just as bad as Democrats!

I know they are, you apparently realize they are, but many people are too lazy or too stupid or both to actually pay attention to what goes on.

 

[desertvet2]

It seems like they have raised the debt ceiling every year that I have been alive...

Lots of porkulus...yet,


The veterans always have to beg.

 

[philkar]

If they don't raise the debt ceiling pretty soon, this package is useless.

Truth right there.

 

[33dInd]

Bastards

 

[Millwright]

((shrug))

Burn it down.

More-harder-faster

We are past the point of any going back.

Might as well kick off the main event.


DC is all theater and our economy is a shell game.

 

[Dozdoats]

It's not as if it were actual money ....

 

[CaryC]

Roger Wicker has been the biggest scum bag for a while now. And totally expected this from him. He's just about quit going to First Baptist in Tupelo, because he gets a lot of flack. But not from the preacher, he's as liberal as Wicker is. So I guess his soul is safe.

He said a while back that he doesn't see why they need to vote on budget's, ceilings, anything financial, just do it.

I guess he thinks all that voting is hard work.

 

[CaryC]

Just read a report at Brietbart where Wicker flip-flop on his vote, so now I'm wondering how much Yuan he got paid.

 

[Raggedyman]

That bastard John Cornyn needs to GO.

along with just about 500 of his closest friends and colleagues -

about the best thing we could hope for is a CAT 10 HURRY-KANE and 300 foot storm surge going right up the Potomac with all of the SKUM TRAITORS locked inside the beltway and unable unable to leave. talk about a HIGH COLONIC DEEP CLEANING ENEMA there it is. in fact I may add it to the PRAYER LIST

 

[Nich1]

Tillis and Burr from NC, big time RINOs. Burr is not running again and Tillis will not win again...hardly won this time. Maybe with Mike Lindell's presentations about each state, we'll see that NC was just as compromised as the others? I've always said, Cooper did not win...legitimately, that is.

 

[Tristan]

Outstanding!

I was looking forward to my money (in the common parlance) being worth less.

Thank you, D.C.!

 

[Cacheman]

It seems like they have raised the debt ceiling every year that I have been alive...

In August 2019 the debt limit was suspended through July, 31 2021 (almost like they knew covid was coming and got ready to spend trillions more with no limit) now either they extend the suspension or reset the debt limit to the previous ceiling of $22Trillion + all the debt accumulated since August 2019 + an amount necessary to keep spending more for a few months until a limit is reached again, the new limit was reinstated around $28.5 trillion the end of July . The Treasury expects it has enough money through late October/early November to keep paying it's bills.

Democrats will try to raise the debt limit or suspend it in their $3.5 trillion reconciliation bill because supposedly not a single Republican will vote for it as a stand alone bill which would stop this bill dead in it's tracks.

 

[summerthyme]

Roger Wicker has been the biggest scum bag for a while now. And totally expected this from him. He's just about quit going to First Baptist in Tupelo, because he gets a lot of flack. But not from the preacher, he's as liberal as Wicker is. So I guess his soul is safe.

He said a while back that he doesn't see why they need to vote on budget's, ceilings, anything financial, just do it.

I guess he thinks all that voting is hard work.

It's not the preacher's opinion he needs to worry about!

Summerthyme

 

[Countrymouse]

WSB radio Atlanta just reported the vote is expected this afternoon.

Per another thread here on Main, part of that bill has, hidden within it the bill a 'progressive' Dem Senator (whose name escapes me at the mo) has been TRYING to get passed for years now. It's the provision that the FDA is mandated to make ALL SUPPLEMENTS sold over-the-counter to be subject to the SAME testing / requirements as PRESCRIPTION DRUGS.

Meaning that many supplements (both vitamins and herbal) will either go astronomically high in price, or the (often-small) companies that produce them will be unable to meet the costs of conforming to this new mandate and will go out of business.

But then the socialized-medicine crowd wanted to do this ever since HILLARY came up with HER socialized medicine program when Bill was in office (I remember that was part of her plan).

BETTER STOCK UP NOW if you haven't already.

 

[Seeker22]

along with just about 500 of his closest friends and colleagues -

about the best thing we could hope for is a CAT 10 HURRY-KANE and 300 foot storm surge going right up the Potomac with all of the SKUM TRAITORS locked inside the beltway and unable unable to leave. talk about a HIGH COLONIC DEEP CLEANING ENEMA there it is. in fact I may add it to the PRAYER LIST

You are late. I've added that to every prayer during hurry caine season since I was in my twenties and that was forty years ago. Here's some mood music to meditate on.

Bring It Down - Leslie Fish - Firestorm

 

[Raggedyman]

(almost like they knew covid was coming and got ready to spend trillions more with no limit)

OH SURELY NOT!!!!
our "HONORABLE REPRESENTATIVES" would never in a million years betray the citizens of this great nation​

 

[Seeker22]

OH SURELY NOT!!!!
our "HONORABLE REPRESENTATIVES" would never in a million years betray the citizens of this great nation​

As for the song I posted above, the rest of her stuff is worth listening to. She is the Bard of our times and puts Kipling to music. Some stuff is Filk and that is fun too. The Engineer's Hymn, for instance.

 

[Raggedyman]

As for the song I posted above, the rest of her stuff is worth listening to. She is the Bard of our times and puts Kipling to music. Some stuff is Filk and that is fun too. The Engineer's Hymn, for instance.

thankx seek! I will be sure to check it out

 

[Sweetwood]

If they don't raise the debt ceiling pretty soon, this package is useless.

That’s a given. The “debt ceiling” is only a game of pretend. Anyone who believes otherwise is a fool.

 

[seraphima]

As usual, Lisa Murkowski was voting with the dems. Alaska has to get rid of her!

 

[Housecarl]

Levin is going over this tonight. The number comes out to when everything is piled on closer to $5.5 trillion. The amount of graft and corruption available in a number that big with the policy changes and line items are astronomical.

 

[Kris Gandillon]

WSB radio Atlanta just reported the vote is expected this afternoon.

Per another thread here on Main, part of that bill has, hidden within it the bill a 'progressive' Dem Senator (whose name escapes me at the mo) has been TRYING to get passed for years now. It's the provision that the FDA is mandated to make ALL SUPPLEMENTS sold over-the-counter to be subject to the SAME testing / requirements as PRESCRIPTION DRUGS.

Meaning that many supplements (both vitamins and herbal) will either go astronomically high in price, or the (often-small) companies that produce them will be unable to meet the costs of conforming to this new mandate and will go out of business.

But then the socialized-medicine crowd wanted to do this ever since HILLARY came up with HER socialized medicine program when Bill was in office (I remember that was part of her plan).

BETTER STOCK UP NOW if you haven't already.

The supplement thing turned out to be fake news BS. There was another bill, same number back in 2013 that did try to do what you described. It never went anywhere. Several of us searched the current bill for various key words and NONE of them were in there.

 

[RememberGoliad]

WSB radio Atlanta just reported the vote is expected this afternoon.

Per another thread here on Main, part of that bill has, hidden within it the bill a 'progressive' Dem Senator (whose name escapes me at the mo) has been TRYING to get passed for years now. It's the provision that the FDA is mandated to make ALL SUPPLEMENTS sold over-the-counter to be subject to the SAME testing / requirements as PRESCRIPTION DRUGS...

That's that Illinois parasite Tick Durbin.

The supplement thing turned out to be fake news BS. There was another bill, same number back in 2013 that did try to do what you described. It never went anywhere. Several of us searched the current bill for various key words and NONE of them were in there.

Good to hear it's not in there ....for now....BUT....

They control the rules etc. There's probably things much more-heinous than this drafted, edited, and lying in wait to be inserted just before the vote.

 

[vector7]

Spendorama? Senate passes $3.5 trillion Democrat spending plan by single vote m, hours after approving infrastructure bill.

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1425418861344612360

View: https://twitter.com/GodBlessUSA316/status/1425418861344612360?s=19

 

[Housecarl]

Spendorama? Senate passes $3.5 trillion Democrat spending plan by single vote m, hours after approving infrastructure bill.

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1425418861344612360

View: https://twitter.com/GodBlessUSA316/status/1425418861344612360?s=19

They assume that such an option presented by them would be the "only option".....

 

[hd5574]

I think this means nothing if the debt ceiling is not raised. ..Mitch says no to that?

Anyone know for sure.

 

[vector7]

View: https://youtu.be/9uC4bXmcUvw

Democrats' Covid Stimulus Bill is Pure Socialism! (6:19)

View: https://youtu.be/oqxnzOcMgvw

Brace Yourselves For The Most Dramatic Shift In The Standard Of Living Ever

FRIDAY, MAR 12, 2021 - 16:21
Authored by Michael Snyder via The Economic Collapse blog,

They are assuring us that we don’t have to be concerned about “inflation” because they have everything under control. Do you believe them? The value of the U.S. dollar has been steadily declining for a long time, and most Americans have grown accustomed to having the cost of living rise at a faster pace than their paychecks do. But over the past 12 months an enormous paradigm shift has begun. Instead of devaluing our currency a little bit at a time, now our leaders are going “full Weimar”. Our money supply is growing at an exponential rate, and this is becoming a major national crisis. As I pointed out yesterday, it took from the founding of our county all the way to 2020 for M1 to reach 4 trillion dollars. But then from the start of the pandemic to today, M1 has gone from 4 trillion dollars to 18 trillion dollars. To call that “economic malpractice” would be way too kind. The truth is that it is complete and utter lunacy, and we are all going to literally pay the price for such madness.

Zerohedge

ZeroHedge - On a long enough timeline, the survival rate for everyone drops to zero

www.zerohedge.com

They can keep their lousy $600!!!!

I WANT THE 2.3 TRILLION STOLEN BACK!!!!

Out of 2.3 Trillion Dems spent on this Deep State Abomination Omnibus Bill only 166bln goes to these $600 payments.

$2.3tln / $166bln = 7.32% of the $2.3tln bill.

The rest goes to Democrat and World Communist Social Deep State programs.

Direct payments ($166 billion). Provides $600 direct payments to individuals making up to $75,000 per year; $1,200 for couples making up to $150,000 per year — with payments phased out for higher incomes —- and $600 additional payments per dependent child.

Highlights of $2.3 trillion coronavirus relief, government funding law taking effect

The $2.3 trillion year-end catchall bill funds government agencies and has COVID-19 aid including unemployment funds and direct payments.

www.usatoday.com

Flashbacks:
Only 9% of the 1.9trillion going to Covid relief checks, the rest is funding Pure Socialism to secure Democrats Absolute Power over the system...

RT 9:30secs

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1368950940284358659

View: https://twitter.com/MariaBartiromo/status/1368950940284358659

$1.9T stimulus has nothing to do with COVID relief: Sen. Blackburn (5:11)
March 8, 2021

View: https://youtu.be/aZMIUYIVlnY

COMMUNISM - Dems’ COVID-19 Bill Is A Grab-Bag Of Leftist Goodies — Not Stimulus

As if we all didn't already know this. The Demon-crats continue to rape and pillage--- and make the connected fatter. It isn't one iota about "helping" the economy or the people that have been affective by the demon-crat's helter-skelter shutdowns, nope it's all about sucking the public tit dry...

www.timebomb2000.com

So of the 7-9% of the Muli-Tirillion Ominibus Bills Democrats rammed through congress half of those COVID unemployment relief was stolen - and most of of the $400 billion in illegally-claimed handouts were funneled to Russia, China and Nigeria, experts claims.

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1403344715379052545

View: https://twitter.com/bill_III/status/1403344715379052545

Who writes all these abominable monstrosity spending bills where less than 10% goes to the causes they were originally voted for and the other +90% goes to securing their lock on power forever?

Pelosi: $1.9 Trillion Spending Bill Passed ‘with a Little Help from Bourbon’ - NOT SURPRISING! CONGRESS - AS AN INSTITUTION - HAS MALFUNCTIONED FOR MANY YEARS. DO YOUR JOB! PASS BUDGETS AND ABIDE BY THEM.

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1370495374595559430

View: https://twitter.com/TedAbram1/status/1370495374595559430

*Obama spends 10 trillion in 8 years to fundamentally transform Amerika.

*Dems spend 10 trillion in 2020 during their plandemic/revloutionary crisis to run the county in the ground before the election.

*Biden spends 17 trillion 4 months

Barack Hussein Obama: "Biden is 'finishing the job' of my Presidency." June 3, 2021

Joe Biden Budget will project $44 trillion over the next 10yrs. Growing from $17 trillion. That's if everything is perfect. There are also numerous slush funds available for Dems to use later.

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1402433318432411649

View: https://twitter.com/dcollins5555/status/1402433318432411649?s=19


Biden's trillion dollar spending spree will raise the debt from $17 trillion prepandemic to $44 trillion (4:33)

View: https://youtu.be/co3ZXoYdVGQ

Flashback: Mark Levin was right...
Mark Levin: “Biden & Harris will BURN the Constitution & the Declaration of Independence if elected I went through their 110-page manifesto & ‘Liberty, free market capitalism & lower taxes’ aren't ANYWHERE to be found.
RT 4min

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1323303756403015681

View: https://twitter.com/WayLightTruth/status/1323303756403015681?s=19

Santelli takes the gloves off on the spending debt...

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1404876754511175685

View: https://twitter.com/Stigster90/status/1404876754511175685

Democrats and JoeBamma just this year pass 6.5 trillion on new spending on their Biden-Sanders Communist Manifesto policies. Couple that with DNC Covid relief packages passed last year that had less than 10% going to Americans was 10 trillion = 16.5 trillion so far.

Stephen Moore says yesterday was one of the blackest days in the history of the US Congress in his opinion. What happened yesterday was a financial Crisis for our country.

Nancy Pelosi called Congress back early to work on this ridiculous “infrastructure” bill.
RT 2min

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1425458258484121601

View: https://twitter.com/AKA_RealDirty/status/1425458258484121601?s=19


Stephen Moore says The numbers just came out for inflation and it is up 5.4% and if they pass this $3.5 trillion bill it’s going up a lot more.

Two words == Controlled demolition.
RT 1min

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1425460883787026435

View: https://twitter.com/havoc_211/status/1425460883787026435?s=19