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Renew Deal

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6. It depends on whether republicans have the votes

Reply to ancianita (Original post)

Sun Mar 22, 2026, 08:35 PM

19 hrs ago

If they do, Democrats don't have much leverage. If they don't, Democrats have some. But of all the hills to do on, it's not this. They should pursue bipartisan reforms.

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The Democrats can win by saying NO. David__77 22 hrs ago #1

Agree. Jayapal is right. ancianita 22 hrs ago #2

I imagine there's BS arguments that the government shouldn't be "weakened" by eliminating this provision. David__77 22 hrs ago #3

Makes sense. ancianita 22 hrs ago #4

Then he should wait TommyT139 19 hrs ago #5

It's not just tech Renew Deal 19 hrs ago #7

It depends on whether republicans have the votes Renew Deal 19 hrs ago #6