DxK@lemmy.world to politics @lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 months agoA mom struggles to feed her kids after GOP states reject federal fundswww.washingtonpost.comexternal-linkmessage-square16fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkA mom struggles to feed her kids after GOP states reject federal fundswww.washingtonpost.comDxK@lemmy.world to politics @lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 months agomessage-square16fedilink
minus-squarealcoholicorn@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up0·3 months agoIt did expire under a dem-held house, senate, and presidency. Of course it’s disingenuous as fuck for a republican to say that since zero republicans would vote for extending the child tax credit.
minus-squareCrewman@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·3 months agoIt’s barely a democratic senate when they have to rely on Manchin to overcome a Republican filibuster. But that absolutely should have been gone when they had a super majority.
minus-squareMaggoty@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·3 months agoFun fact. You don’t need 60 votes to kill the filibuster. Keeping the filibuster is cover for conservative Democrats.
It did expire under a dem-held house, senate, and presidency.
Of course it’s disingenuous as fuck for a republican to say that since zero republicans would vote for extending the child tax credit.
It’s barely a democratic senate when they have to rely on Manchin to overcome a Republican filibuster.
But that absolutely should have been gone when they had a super majority.
Fun fact. You don’t need 60 votes to kill the filibuster. Keeping the filibuster is cover for conservative Democrats.