Common Dreams Article RatingRight-Wing Dems Begin to Cave as Progressives Hold Their Ground on Reconciliation Vote
Aug 23, 2021 View Original Article
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| "Progressives have openly voiced concern that passing the bipartisan measure before the Senate approves a reconciliation package would free conservative Democrats to vote against the latter bill, potentially imperiling trillions of dollars in green energy spending, Medicare expansion, paid family and medical leave, and other priorities." | Negative | -2% Liberal |
| "Period, Rep. Pramila Jayapal (D-Wash.), the chair of the CPC, said last week." | Positive | 14% Conservative |
| "In a letter to the House Democratic caucus on Saturday, Pelosi reiterated her commitment to passing both the Build Back Better Plan and the bipartisan infrastructure bill before October 1st." | Positive | 12% Conservative |
| "-- Rep. Pramila Jayapal" | Positive | 8% Conservative |
| "Earlier this month, Rep. Josh Gottheimer (D-N.J.) and eight other Democrats sent a letter to Pelosi (D-Calif.) threatening to vote down a $3.5 trillion budget resolution -- a measure that sets the stage for the reconciliation package -- unless the House first passes a $550 billion bipartisan infrastructure bill that the Senate approved on August 11." | Positive | 6% Conservative |
| "Earlier this month, Rep. Josh Gottheimer (D-N.J.) and eight other Democrats sent a letter to Pelosi (D-Calif.) threatening to vote down a $3.5 trillion budget resolution -- a measure that sets the stage for the reconciliation package -- unless the House first passes a $550 billion bipartisan infrastructure bill that the Senate approved on August 11." | Positive | 6% Conservative |
| "Pelosi, for her part, has said for weeks that the bipartisan measure and the reconciliation package -- which Democrats plan to pass without any Republican support -- must move at the same time in order to ensure the passage of both, a position that progressive lawmakers and outside advocacy groups have endorsed." | Positive | 4% Conservative |
| "Any delay to passing the budget resolution threatens the timetable for delivering the historic progress and the transformative vision that Democrats share, Pelosi wrote." | Positive | 4% Conservative |
| "We caot afford any political maneuvers that undermine a guaranteed path towards at least $3.5 trillion of investments to combat climate change, uplift American families, expand healthcare, and secure our economic future, the youth-led Sunrise Movement and other progressive organizations wrote to Pelosi last week, urging the Speaker to stick to her position." | Negative | -2% Liberal |
| "During a private call with her leadership team last week, Pelosi -- who has just three votes to spare -- derided the group of nine conservative Democrats, saying, This is no time for amateur hour." | Negative | -6% Liberal |
| "Rebuilding our crumbling physical infrastructure is very important, Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), the chief architect of the $3.5 trillion budget resolution, said on Sunday." | Negative | -12% Liberal |
| "An effort by nine conservative House Democrats to force a quick vote on a bipartisan infrastructure bill began to collapse over the weekend as progressive lawmakers -- and Speaker Nancy Pelosi -- made clear that they would not allow the legislation to advance until the Senate also passes a sweeping reconciliation package, a centerpiece of the majority party's agenda." | Negative | -18% Liberal |
| "To my moderate colleagues: A vote against the Biden agenda this week is not only a slap in the face to the president, it will obstruct any shot at adopting the policies that define us as Democrats, Rep. Ro Khaa (D-Calif.), a CPC member, tweeted Sunday." | Negative | -20% Liberal |
| "To my moderate colleagues: A vote against the Biden agenda this week is not only a slap in the face to the president, it will obstruct any shot at adopting the policies that define us as Democrats, Rep. Ro Khaa (D-Calif.), a CPC member, tweeted Sunday." | Negative | -20% Liberal |
| "Reps. Carolyn Bourdeaux (D-Ga.) and Vicente Gonzalez (D-Texas) -- attended Pelosi's aual fundraiser in Napa, California over the weekend, but it's unclear whether they were among the conservative Democrats who have reportedly dropped their threat to tank the budget resolution." | Negative | -26% Liberal |
| "Reps. Carolyn Bourdeaux (D-Ga.) and Vicente Gonzalez (D-Texas) -- attended Pelosi's aual fundraiser in Napa, California over the weekend, but it's unclear whether they were among the conservative Democrats who have reportedly dropped their threat to tank the budget resolution." | Negative | -26% Liberal |
| "Reps. Carolyn Bourdeaux (D-Ga.) and Vicente Gonzalez (D-Texas) -- attended Pelosi's aual fundraiser in Napa, California over the weekend, but it's unclear whether they were among the conservative Democrats who have reportedly dropped their threat to tank the budget resolution." | Negative | -26% Liberal |
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49% : Progressives have openly voiced concern that passing the bipartisan measure before the Senate approves a reconciliation package would free conservative Democrats to vote against the latter bill, potentially imperiling trillions of dollars in green energy spending, Medicare expansion, paid family and medical leave, and other priorities.*Our bias meter rating uses data science including sentiment analysis, machine learning and our proprietary algorithm for determining biases in news articles. Bias scores are on a scale of -100% to 100% with higher negative scores being more liberal and higher positive scores being more conservative, and 0% being neutral. The rating is an independent analysis and is not affiliated nor sponsored by the news source or any other organization.