Written by: Andrew Morris
Democrats are scrambling to pass a spending bill in the House and Senate to increase social spending, totaling $3.5 trillion.
They wish to finalize and pass the bill before the summer session concludes. This bill is among several other measures Democrats are pushing to get done before the end of the month. Speaker Nancy Pelosi has ordered Democratic House members to convince their Congressional counterparts to rush the bill through.
Central pieces of the bill are highly challenged by the Senate, including amendments to Obamacare, expanding Medicare, restricting carbon emissions, and raising taxes, all of which must be designed and crafted separately. Thus the bill is proving to be quite a headache for the party. Both Pelosi and Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer view multitasking in this way as the only potentially successful way to pave the way for Biden’s Agenda.
The House concluded the bill must pass before the Sept. 27 deadline, making the party work harder than ever to pass the measure despite legitimate concerns of their ability to do so in a cohesive way.
It appears they are trying to rush the whole bill through before people notice its effects, most notably the staunch increase in taxes that are standard issues for similar bills with such massive spending budgets.
Leaders, lawmakers, and aides are all working tirelessly behind the scenes to resolve disputes between the House and Senate. Democrats are trying to compact what usually takes months or years to complete into under a month.
In the upcoming month, both the House and the Senate will be scrambling to reach a decision before the 27th deadline.
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