The child poverty rate more than doubled in 2022 as Covid-era aid programs expired, erasing major economic gains for the poorest Americans.

  • @thallamabond@lemmy.world
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    1411 year ago

    “Biden officials pushed hard to make that program permanent but couldn’t overcome opposition from centrist Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.), who argued the government’s spending was stoking inflation.”

    F@#& Joe Manchin!

    • @agent_flounder
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      511 year ago

      Centrist my hairy ass. If it walks and talks like an obstructionist republican ballsack…

        • Franzia
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          91 year ago

          Democrats were blindsided when Senator Manchin (D-WV) publicly stated he would be voting no on the Build Back Better Act, almost certainly ending the possibility it would pass in short order (Source)

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              71 year ago

              I’d say they’re in the same vein and IRA is effective but many policies were watered down. You seem to know something I don’t about this bill, I see Manchin as obstructionary. How could you possibly not?

              • @Cryophilia@lemmy.world
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                Manchin, Schumer and Biden played the Republicans for fools. They couldn’t get Build Back Better past the filibuster-proof 60 votes, so they split it into two - the CHIPS act and the IRA. Republicans agreed to pass the CHIPS act because the IRA seemed absolutely dead in the water due to Manchin. Then once the CHIPS act passed, Manchin was like “haha gottem” and voted for the IRA, which passed under reconciliation rules that are not subject to filibuster.

                Republicans thought that Manchin was on their side and he manipulated the hell out of it. It was honestly brilliant.

                I’m not saying Manchin is some paragon of social justice. I’m saying he really really helped the nation and there’s a decent chance he might do it again. I’m also saying he is by far and away the best senator we will get out of west Virginia.

                • Franzia
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                  21 year ago

                  Oh wow! I didn’t know all of that. What a wicked bit of drama 😍 Thank you.

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      Too bad an Executive Act could’ve made that negligible, but I’m glad that Biden and the democrats insist on playing by the rules when their opponents are bragging about cheating