Why I Won’t Support Spending Another $3.5 Trillion
By Joe Manchin

At a time of intense political and policy divisions, it would serve us well to remember that members of Congress swear allegiance to this nation and fidelity to its Constitution, not to a political party. By placing a strategic pause on this budgetary proposal, by significantly reducing the size of any possible reconciliation bill to only what America can afford and needs to spend, we can and will build a better and stronger nation for all our families.

What is the "Reconciliation" Bill, And Could It Kill Infrastructure?
By Ryan Clancy

While reconciliation was initially used mainly for deficit reduction, it has increasingly been used as a tool to increase spending and cut taxes. Reuters says it now amounts to “an instrument for the Senate majority to ram through legislative priorities over minority opposition.” This time, it’s not even clear what is being rammed through. A few weeks ago, the Senate simply voted along party lines to authorize a budget resolution that allows the creation of a reconciliation bill with up to...

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Hurricane Ida highlights infrastructure priorities
By Neils Lesniewski

Cassidy said earlier Monday that he hoped fellow Republicans would get on board with the sweeping infrastructure package, which would provide funding for a variety of hard infrastructure, including sewer systems. Though the package had support from 19 Senate Republicans, House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., said on Fox News on Aug. 18 he opposed it because of the way Democrats were trying to tie it to a larger package of spending and tax increases.

Five Facts on the US Electric Grid
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