It's twice as big, in real dollars, as the New Deal was. This can be the Congress that goes from 12 years of universal education to 14 years; the makes the largest investment in fighting climate change ever; that cuts what families pay for child care in half.
Sahil Kapur @sahilkapur
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A few reasons BBB is getting slashed • Biden is pursuing a New Deal agenda without New Deal majorities • He has ~96% of Democrats but the other ~4% have veto power and are wielding it ruthlessly • Dems never prioritized their policies, thus lacked a playbook for how to trim
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Good luck with that. There were only 122 million people living here then - a third of the US population today. It would be better if you would just say, "Yeah, we're mad as hell too." Roosevelt would have.
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FDR was a pragmatist who told Black folks to kick rocks in order to pass his agenda. history.com/news/fdr-eleanor…
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Replying to @danato84 @WHCOS
Are you under the impression that even one piece of legislation has been passed in response to BLM? Other than Juneteenth, of course!🤔

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Replying to @marwilliamson @WHCOS
I blame Republicans for that, and you? Biden would happily sign voting/policing reforms. BTW plenty of states/local municipalities have passed reforms in response to BLM/George Floyd protests.
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No, I don't just blame Republicans. And the local reforms, while important, do not address fundamental issues of racial injustice now embedded in our law enforcement institutions.
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