President Biden delivers remarks on the Bipartisan Infrastructure Deal (aka BIF)
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President Biden delivers remarks on the Bipartisan Infrastructure Deal (aka BIF)
Open Thread: Biden LIVE on the BIF & BBBPost + Comments (33)
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Literally woke up to this. Apparently feeding time does not recognize daylight savings time. pic.twitter.com/EDOMMOxVYU
— Jenny Lawson (@TheBloggess) November 7, 2021
Time changes and early sunsets hit some of us harder than others…
The Bipartisan Infrastructure Deal will help ease inflationary pressures, lowering costs for working families.pic.twitter.com/FOcchsNWgN
— Joe Biden (@JoeBiden) November 8, 2021
The U.S. has added 5.6 million jobs since President @JoeBiden took office.
This recovery was sparked by the American Rescue Plan putting money directly in the hands of working families and launching one of the fastest mass vaccination campaigns ever.
— Kamala Harris (@KamalaHarris) November 7, 2021
Democrats continue delivering For The People.
The momentous steps we took will create millions of good-paying jobs and rebuild our crumbling infrastructure by:
?Repairing roads & bridges;
?Investing in public transit & rail;
?Expanding broadband;
?Delivering clean water.— Nancy Pelosi (@TeamPelosi) November 7, 2021
Speaker Pelosi to House Democrats: good paying jobs are on the way thanks to the infrastructure bill; “to #BuildBackBetter, we must do more to address the climate crisis, promote equity and ensure that everyone has the opportunity to work… the week of November 15th we will act.” pic.twitter.com/HcbkvkYtRI
— Christine Pelosi (@sfpelosi) November 8, 2021
Monday Morning Open Thread: Rise and… *Try* to Shine?Post + Comments (237)
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I am so happy to say that it’s infrastructure week. pic.twitter.com/qoeyiCvegb
— Joe Biden (@JoeBiden) November 6, 2021
Proof that delivering for the American people is worth all the painful sausage making. Clean drinking water for kids, broadband access, electric vehicles, biggest investment in public transit. It’s happening. And more to come.
— Jen Psaki (@PressSec) November 6, 2021
No infrastructure bill signing this weekend. "I look forward to having a formal signing ceremony for this bipartisan infrastructure soon. Because … I'm not doing it this weekend because I want people who work so hard, Democrats and Republicans to be here," @POTUS tells us. pic.twitter.com/vwFpIgs4Zs
— Jennifer Jacobs (@JenniferJJacobs) November 6, 2021
Since Joe (and Nancy!) know politics, I’m looking forward to a big ceremony, including full-length professional photos of every ‘yes’ voter who wants one. (Especially the Repubs, who’ll need them to brag when the BiF brings money, jobs, and infrastructure improvements to *their* districts!)
Tonight, I proudly signed the historic Bipartisan Infrastructure Framework and sent it to @POTUS to be signed into law. This bill delivers a once-in-a-century investment in our infrastructure, creates good-paying jobs and takes a crucial step to #BuildBackBetter For The People. pic.twitter.com/atJPzRVclu
— Nancy Pelosi (@SpeakerPelosi) November 6, 2021
President Biden says of VP Kamala Harris: "A lot of this has to do with this lady right here, the vice president. It's not all me. She deserves an enormous amount of the credit." pic.twitter.com/dOfqcngIKK
— Eugene Daniels (@EugeneDaniels2) November 6, 2021
Biden and Cabinet will embark on an infrastructure week tour over the next few weeks, doing events around US.
Transportation Sec Pete Buttigieg, Energy Sec Jennifer Granholm, Interior Sec Deb Haaland, EPA’s Michael Regan, and Commerce Sec Gina Raimondo will be part of the tour. pic.twitter.com/v2k3jZ5ujh— Jennifer Jacobs (@JenniferJJacobs) November 6, 2021
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I heard there was a secret cord
you plug it in
and you meet the Lord https://t.co/rZKR82HSW5— Dune (2021) hate account ? (@duns_sc0tus) November 2, 2021
but you don't really care for safety do ya?
— Dune (2021) hate account ? (@duns_sc0tus) November 2, 2021
I screenshot and texted this to my husband and got a line back. pic.twitter.com/dvxjb3arqO
— Spooky Mantilla ?? (@PunkyMantilla) November 2, 2021
The sign was there but you needed proof
You plugged the cable on the roof
The voltage and the current overthrew you— Daniel Feldman (@d_feldman) November 4, 2021
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Elsewhere… Cole & MajorMajorMajorMajor already shared the good news about the infrastructure bill. So that’s a pretty good step forward!
Woke up this a.m. reading stories about the mess that Biden & Dems had made of this year. Then came news of more job growth–5.5 million new jobs in 9 months. Then, tonight passage of a $1.2 T infrastructure bill and a commitment from House Dems to pass the $1.75 T BBB package.
— David Rothkopf (@djrothkopf) November 6, 2021
…and appointing more judges more quickly than his predecessors & reversing damaging, dangerous Trump decisions & restoring US approval rating in the world to near record levels (after Trump's record lows) & doing all this despite relentless, irrational GOP opposition.
— David Rothkopf (@djrothkopf) November 6, 2021
But those of you who are reading this…you know the real story. And starting tomorrow, it is up to all of us to make sure everyone else knows, too. Because the stark, startling truth more than anything else is what will drive a Dem victory in 2022…and save our democracy.
— David Rothkopf (@djrothkopf) November 6, 2021
Saturday Morning Open Thread: Holiday Decorating PSAPost + Comments (133)
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Happy Diwali! pic.twitter.com/idX5KxhVhy
— Brenna Parker (@BrennaParker46) November 4, 2021
.@POTUS inherited a flatlining economy, anemic job growth, and nearly 900,000 new unemployment claims each week.
There's still more work to do, but we've made incredible progress so far in getting Americans back to work, thanks to the Rescue Plan and getting shots in arms. https://t.co/zO51kBdtuj
— Jen Psaki (@PressSec) November 4, 2021
I’m not blame anyone for our failure getting the word out but it does seem like if independent analysis demonstrates that BBB would ease inflation and add lots of jobs that politics reporters may want to incorporate that into their reporting. https://t.co/IBEhMTF1A1
— Brian Schatz (@brianschatz) November 4, 2021
county-level voting maps showing seas of red and islands of blue don't show "what real america looks like," they show that most americans live in cities, and the fact that we have to talk about this *every election* is frustrating
— Gerry Doyle (@mgerrydoyle) November 4, 2021
What might have been…
Thank you, Madame Secretary @HillaryClinton, for all your support! https://t.co/l5oYDPgGvn
— Shontel Brown for Congress (@ShontelMBrown) November 4, 2021
But, noooo…
(Clay Jones via GoComics.com)
Friday Morning Open Thread: The Biden Administration in ActionPost + Comments (145)
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Native American history is American history. This month we honor the gifts of our ancestors as we celebrate Indigenous knowledge, traditions, language and culture.
On behalf of @Interior, happy Native American Heritage Month, everyone! pic.twitter.com/PlQXNtEZ3N
— Secretary Deb Haaland (@SecDebHaaland) November 1, 2021
Asked if the House will vote this week on the economic package, Nancy Pelosi responds, "That is our hope."
— Laura Litvan (@LauraLitvan) November 1, 2021
this def seems like another Biden "crisis"…… https://t.co/4BeAKzYBfp
— Eric Boehlert (@EricBoehlert) November 1, 2021
President Biden on his approval rating: "The polls are going to go up and down…I didn't run to determine how well I'm going to do in the polls. I ran to make sure that I followed through on what I said I would do as president of the United States." pic.twitter.com/EiZW2otEQp
— MSNBC (@MSNBC) October 31, 2021
President Biden is unwinding Donald Trump’s energy and environmental policies, while forging his own.
The Post is chronicling every step. https://t.co/zQJBGHiIpq
— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) November 1, 2021
Tuesday Morning Open Thread: Stand TallPost + Comments (228)
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I’ll confess, I’m just a wee bit superstitious about the COP26 meeting coinciding with the traditional celebration of the beginning of winter. But then again, if we’re all gonna hunker down and live more simply, in hopes of surviving until a brighter spring…
The United Nations is summoning an unusual “witness” to testify to the dangers of burning fossil fuels that stoke global warming: a dinosaur. pic.twitter.com/WsmDvovSfT
— The Associated Press (@AP) October 28, 2021
Keeping it positive:
1/ What if, on Inauguration Day, I told you that in his first year, Joe Biden would cut childhood poverty in half?
“That’s a good year 1,” you might reply.
Ok what if he also got the GOP to agree to the biggest infrastructure bill in the nation’s history?
“No way!” you’d say.
— Chris Murphy (@ChrisMurphyCT) October 31, 2021
3/ He got funding for 1M new affordable housing units.
He put the biggest ever investment in anti-gun violence programs.
He cut the cost of child care by $10,000 for low and middle income families.
“Whatever”, you would scoff. “All that is impossible in one year.”
— Chris Murphy (@ChrisMurphyCT) October 31, 2021
5/ When we pass the bipartisan infrastructure bill and the Build Back Better Act, Joe Biden and this Democratic Congress will have made 2021 the most consequential legislative year, with the biggest positive impact on American families, in generations.
That’s the truth.
— Chris Murphy (@ChrisMurphyCT) October 31, 2021
Also:
Psaki says she last saw President Biden Tuesday, "when we sat outside more than six-feet apart, and wore masks."
Tested negative Weds/Thurs/Fri/Sat before positive test today.— Phil Mattingly (@Phil_Mattingly) October 31, 2021
Monday Morning Open Thread: Penance for Us AllPost + Comments (135)