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PAYGO EXEMPTIONS IN HOUSE RULES WILL HELP PAVE WAY FOR GREEN NEW DEAL
AND MEDICARE FOR ALL, PROGRESSIVES SAY
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Julia Conley
January 2, 2021
Common Dreams
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_ "Paygo's the biggest scam of the decade, designed to legitimize the
fear-mongering over artificial deficits. This is a big win by
progressives." _
Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez with constituents,
Progressives on Saturday applauded House Democrats for including in
the chamber's rules package for the incoming Congress two key
exemptions from the "pay as you go" rule, also known as Paygo, which
could cut down on roadblocks keeping lawmakers from passing
far-reaching healthcare and climate action legislation.
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) and House Rules Committee
Chairman Jim McGovern (D-Mass.) unveiled an updated rules package
which would exempt legislation "to prevent, prepare for, or respond
to economic or public health consequences" of the Covid-19 pandemic or
of the climate crisis, from being subjected to Paygo.
Paygo requires
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any increase in spending by the federal government be matched by
offsetting tax increases or budget cuts, and progressives including
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) have called for the rule to be
revoked in recent years while Pelosi and other Democrats have defended
it.
Ocasio-Cortez and her legislative goals were derided by critics after
taking office in January 2019, as Pelosi adopted the Paygo rule for
the 116th Congress. The New York congresswoman voted against the 2019
rules package.
One of the 1st votes I ever cast broke w/ my party over House rules
that strangled transformative legislation for working people +
climate. It was honestly terrifying.
Now, CPC has pushed these critical rule changes in House negotiations.
Grateful for @RepMcGovern
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— Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (@AOC) January 2, 2021
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On Saturday, Ocasio-Cortez added the "demotion" of Paygo to the list
of achievements by progressives in Congress in recent years.
A little flashback for ya ⚡️ this tweet is from my 1st day in
Congress.
Wild day 1 expectations aside, let’s update w/ how things panned
out:
✅ House Climate Select Committee created
✅ Co-chaired Biden Climate Task Force that upgraded 🌎 policy
✅ PAYGO is getting demoted
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— Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (@AOC) January 2, 2021
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One of the 1st votes I ever cast broke w/ my party over House rules
that strangled transformative legislation for working people +
climate. It was honestly terrifying.
Now, CPC has pushed these critical rule changes in House negotiations.
Grateful for @RepMcGovern
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leadership🙏🏽 [link removed] [[link removed]]
— Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (@AOC) January 2, 2021
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One of the 1st votes I ever cast broke w/ my party over House rules
that strangled transformative legislation for working people +
climate. It was honestly terrifying.
Now, CPC has pushed these critical rule changes in House negotiations.
Grateful for @RepMcGovern
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leadership🙏🏽 [link removed] [[link removed]]
— Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (@AOC) January 2, 2021
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Breaking the federal government and corporate political press's
"austerity mindset and rules, especially on climate, is a major tenet
of the Green New Deal," Ocasio-Cortez tweeted.
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_The Intercept_ journalist Ryan Grim noted that the elimination of
Paygo as a consideration for measures involving public health could
eventually help Congress to pass Medicare for All as well as other
measures to help Americans struggling with the effects of the
coronavirus pandemic.
Progressives in the House have won a rules change that would allow
Medicare for All, a Green New Deal or other big ticket agenda items to
be exempted from paygo. This was a necessary step in opening the way
for it. pic.twitter.com/OAqpIhTxp7 [[link removed]]
— Ryan Grim (@ryangrim) January 1, 2021
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Progressives in the House have won a rules change that would allow
Medicare for All, a Green New Deal or other big ticket agenda items to
be exempted from paygo. This was a necessary step in opening the way
for it. pic.twitter.com/OAqpIhTxp7 [[link removed]]
— Ryan Grim (@ryangrim) January 1, 2021
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Lawmakers "could quite easily cite [the pandemic and the climate
crisis] as the need for expanded public healthcare, which is specified
in both subsections," Grim tweeted,
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the rules change "easily covers a very sweeping set of policies."
After decades of powerful House Democrats being "fervently committed"
to Paygo, tweeted
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Sandberg, former national organizing director for Sen. Bernie Sanders
(I-Vt.), "it's welcome news that exemptions have now been created for
two extremely broad policy areas."
Other progressives praised the proposed rules change, which must still
be voted on in the Democrat-controlled House, on social media.
Paygo’s the biggest scam of the decade designed to legitimize the
fear-mongering over artificial deficits. This is a big win by
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— Ron T. Kim (@rontkim) January 2, 2021
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End of Nov, the Progressive Caucus decided on a set of progressive
rules reform priorities: Paygo reform and MTR reform ranked high on
that list.
So grateful to Chairman @RepMcGovern
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secure these reforms and setting the stage for us to push for bolder
agenda. [link removed] [[link removed]]
— Ilhan Omar (@IlhanMN) January 1, 2021
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End of Nov, the Progressive Caucus decided on a set of progressive
rules reform priorities: Paygo reform and MTR reform ranked high on
that list.
So grateful to Chairman @RepMcGovern
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secure these reforms and setting the stage for us to push for bolder
agenda. [link removed] [[link removed]]
— Ilhan Omar (@IlhanMN) January 1, 2021
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Reforms to the Motion to Recommit & Paygo were the 2 top priorities
for @USProgressives
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package. These significant changes we negotiated w/House leadership
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— Rep. Pramila Jayapal (@RepJayapal) January 2, 2021
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— Nando (@nandorvila) January 1, 2021
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Paygo is literally the dumbest idea in DC. It corrupts the whole
system. It is the root dumbness. Paygo is still in the proposed rule,
but the exemptions are a great first step.
Into the future where we can do good things! (As long as they are
exempted from Paygo) pic.twitter.com/R2jTrfaham
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— Alex “Pay Bars and Restaurants to Close” Lawson (@alaw202)
January 1, 2021
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Amending paygo opens the door to crucial legislation that meets the
scale of our greatest challenges.
This is a huge victory for @USProgressives
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— Marie Newman (@Marie4Congress) January 2, 2021
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"Amending Paygo opens the door to crucial legislation that meets
the scale of our greatest challenges," tweeted Rep.-elect Marie
Newman (D-Ill.).
JULIA CONLEY is a staff writer for Common Dreams.
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