At long last, the House of Representatives has finally passed the $1.2 trillion infrastructure bill which will be sent to President Biden's desk for his signature.
No doubt the electoral setback in Virginia and near gubernatorial upset in New Jersey finally jolted Democrats to get their act together.
Well, most Democrats. Six Democrats - The Squad - the anti-Semitic caucus - AOC, Ayanna Pressley, Ilhan Omar, Rashida Tlaib, Cori Bush and Jamaal Bowman voted against the bill. These Democrats decided that nothing is better than something. Meanwhile, 13 Republican Congressman voted in favor of it including Adam Kinzinger.
So now that the House has passed the infrastructure bill and President Biden is going to sign it into law, the Democrats had better push this thing to the moon and speak of the tangible benefits it will bring at every opportunity whether it be regarding the grid, transportation, water, broadband, etc.
This still leaves the Build Back Better Act. The House will pass it soon. But then it hits the Senate and here comes Manchin and Sinema. But now that the Infrastructure Bill is done pressure will be squarely on them to justify their objections. That is as long as Cori Bush refrains from accusing Manchin of being a racist. Unfortunately, this is a tall order.
But for tonight some baby steps were made. We can only hope it's a sprint by the mid-terms in a year from now.
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