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With Build Back Better stalled, the Left pushes Biden to act alone
[WASHINGTONEXAMINER] With the Build Back Better Act maimed, perhaps fatally, by the public defection of West Virginia Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin...Dem senator-for-life from West Virginia. Manchin is one of the approximately one (okay, two) Dem senators who exhibits more integrity than Jello, often even representing his constituents... , liberals are calling on President Joe The Big GuyBiden ...46th president of the U.S. Old, boring, a plagiarist, fond of hair sniffing and grabbing the protruding parts of women, and not whatcha call brilliant. Just look at the competent way he dumped Afghanistan... to go solo in fulfilling his agenda. But those calls are meeting resistance from opponents who say they're bad policy at best and illegal at worst. Seattle  ...a formerly lovely city in Washington state, governed by communists, anarchists, dipshits, and other sorts of incompetents. Home to Starbuck's, Boeing (at least for now), and Amazon, Microsoft, and Costco, the city became rich beyond its wildest dreams. All that money attracted the usual sort of grifting politician, and it's well on its way to chewing off the hand that feeds it...-based Rep. Pramila Jayapal, leader of the Congressional Progressive Caucus, penned an op-ed in the Washington Post calling on Biden to enact portions of his Build Back Better plan via executive order. "We are calling on the president to use executive action to immediately improve people’s lives," Jayapal wrote, adding she'd keep working to push the legislation in Congress. "Taking executive action will also make clear to those who hinder Build Back Better that the White House and Democrats will deliver for Americans." The $2.4 trillion bill includes programs such as universal preschool, subsidized child care, paid family leave, and Medicare and Medicaid expansion. Jayapal added in a tweet, "I’m calling on [Biden] to join us on a two track strategy — to enact as many relief programs as possible through Executive Action while we work on this critical legislation." It's unclear whether Biden is interested in moving his agenda this way. Even if he was, the legality of such moves is questionable. Tea Party Patriots Action Honorary Chairwoman Jenny Beth Martin said Biden would be stepping outside the law if he enacted any of the bill's major programs without congressional approval. Related: Build Back Better: 2021-12-27 Introducing the Leftist Loser of the Year Build Back Better: 2021-12-26 Democrats Try to Revive Build Back Better Amnesty, Green Card Giveaway Build Back Better: 2021-12-24 Sinema Stops Biden's Plan To Nationalize Federal Election Laws Related: Pramila Jayapa: 2021-12-27 Introducing the Leftist Loser of the Year Pramila Jayapa: 2021-09-27 50 in House Progressive Caucus will oppose stand alone infrastructure bill Pramila Jayapa: 2021-05-19 Jayapal: Republicans Denying Capitol Riot Is 'Biggest Threat to Our National Security' Related: Jenny Beth Martin: 2020-11-16 Trump Campaign, Georgia GOP Cry Foul As State Begins 'Fake Recount' With Not Enough Monitors Jenny Beth Martin: 2017-05-25 Tea Party Group Calls for Investigation Into Leaks, Unmasking Jenny Beth Martin: 2016-05-21 Meet the Vichy Conservatives Sucking Up to Zuckerberg Posted by: Fred 2021-12-30 |
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