Jack, sign the petition to Holdout Democrats: Put up—or shut up—on Build Back Better Act. The stakes are too high.
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Ninety-six percent of House and Senate Democrats support the Build Back Better Act—to fight climate change, cut child poverty in half, expand health care access, provide universal pre-school and community college, grant our care workers a living wage, and offer a path to citizenship. And we can afford it all by making the rich and corporations pay their fair share.
But a small group of Democratic politicians—Senators Joe Manchin and Kyrsten Sinema, among them—are not on board. Rather than explicitly say what changes would get their support, they are hiding behind platitudes while the legislation is being held hostage.
Sign the petition: Climate can't wait. Care can't wait. Health can't wait. Citizenship can't wait. But what these Holdout Democrats are doing is dangerous and unhelpful.
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Progressive Caucus Chair Pramila Jayapal says progressives are willing to compromise, but they don't even have a counter-proposal to work with. Senator Bernie Sanders added: "We are prepared to negotiate, we are prepared to compromise, but we’re not going to negotiate with ourselves."
What matters is less the dollar amount, but more what crucial priorities they want cut.
The only specifics Joe Manchin has offered is to say President Biden and Democrats must pick "only one of three" programs for working families (expanded child tax credit, paid family leave or child care subsidies)—a despicable Sophie's Choice that pits us against each other.
As for Kyrsten Sinema? She has flat-out refused to discuss details with Chuck Schumer or Nancy Pelosi, saying she would rather talk in private with the White House. But CNN reports that Sinema won't return Joe Biden's phone calls. Her behavior is absolutely infuriating.
The Build Back Better Act is the most significant piece of legislation since the New Deal or Great Society, and would be a lasting legacy for this Democratic Congress. This is not about "compromising with moderates," but instead being dragged on by a few fringe obstructionists.
Click to AUTOMATICALLY sign the petition: Sinema and Manchin are not negotiating in good faith. They must put up or shut up, and then get behind the Build Back Better Act.
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Our message to the Holdout Democrats:
Either put up—or shut up—and get behind the Build Back Better Act. We cannot afford to fail.
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