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I disagree, every rider was independently lobbied for and the outcome would be the same if passed separately by Congress or as a rider in a larger bill like it
by yieldcrv 1y ago
I disagree, every rider was independently lobbied for and the outcome would be the same if passed separately by Congress or as a rider in a larger bill like it was.
There is no reason to have cognitive dissonance over it.
- acheron 1y agoIt proves they never actually cared in the first place, it’s just arguments as soldiers.
- edaemon 1y agoIf every rider was independently proposed the outcome wouldn't be the same, reconciliation wouldn't apply and 60 Senate votes would be required to pass them.
- yieldcrv 1y agodecent point two counteracting forces: The senate parliamentarian decided they could be in the reconciliation bill and outside of the reconciliation bill, believe it or not, Congress does pass other bills over the 60 senate vote threshold This R&D one would be a decent candidate
- AnthonyMouse 1y agoIf you have a huge omnibus bill that has a good thing that the representative's constituents want, and then a mountain of burning trash attached to it, and the representative votes for the bill, they can defend the vote as getting the thing their constituents wanted. If you make them each a different bill and then the constituents want to know why they voted in favor of the hot garbage by itself, how can they answer?