Jack, President Biden has unveiled his $2 trillion infrastructure proposal and of course, Senate Republicans don't care what is in it, how much the public supports it, and how it could benefit almost every single American -- they are going to obstruct it no matter what.
Within hours of the proposal being released, Republican Leader Mitch McConnell told reporters that the President will get no support from their side. Even going as far to say: “I’m going to fight them every step of the way, because I think this is the wrong prescription for America,”
However, there is some good news; we don't need Mitch McConnell and the Republicans to pass this "once-in-a-generation investment." The Senate Parliamentarian has said that the infrastructure bill can pass through budget reconciliation; the same way that Senate Democrats passed the COVID-19 rescue package last month -- with a simple majority of 51 votes, bypassing the filibuster.
Daily Kos readers and activists took millions of grassroots actions--petitions, letters, phone calls, virtual rallies--to help strengthen the COVID-19 rescue packages. Now we are already in the process of doing the same thing to help strengthen and pass this game changing infrastructure proposal. No one aggregates progressive, grassroots activism on the news stories you care about the most like Daily Kos. Can you help us generate hundreds of thousands of actions to strengthen and pass President Biden's infrastructure proposal by donating $5 today?
This ruling from the Senate Parliamentarian is huge because this proposal is a big f*cking deal!
Biden's infrastructure proposal goes beyond your typical highway and bridges improvements -- it could improve the lives of almost every American. Not only does it have the potential to create millions of jobs, but it would expand access to in-home care for the elderly and people with disabilities, improve drinking water systems and remove lead pipes, improve the electrical grid and expand broadband internet access, reimagine our city neighborhoods, fix our public schools, provide more affordable housing, and expand electrical vehicle investments.
Just as we did with the COVID-19 rescue package, we need to organize and mobilize the Daily Kos community to make sure Democrats stay united and go big. Over the past year, Daily Kos readers and activists took 2,848,346 actions—calls, letters, and signed petitions to lawmakers—demanding support for American families during the public health crisis. President Biden and Democrats in Congress heard us, and we intend to make sure they hear us once again.
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Amanda McKay, Daily Kos
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