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#2648619 6-Feb-2021 10:52

The Washington Post - House approves budget plan as President Biden emphasizes willingness to approve stimulus without GOP votes

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The House of Representatives voted largely along party lines to approve a budget plan on Friday that will pave the way for Congress to quickly pass President Biden’s stimulus plan without votes from congressional Republicans.

The House voted 219-209 to approve the budget plan, which the Senate had already passed early Friday morning, beginning the process of turning Biden’s stimulus proposal into legislation.

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) said Friday she aims to pass Biden’s stimulus plan within two weeks.

The rapid movement by congressional Democrats came as Biden gave his strongest criticism to date of the Republican approach to the stimulus package, suggesting further negotiations with the GOP would likely represent an unacceptable delay to critical relief. ...

The budget plan passed by the House will direct committees to start working on the details underlying Biden’s $1.9 trillion stimulus package.

The Senate approved the measure by a 51-to-50 margin, with Vice President Harris (D) casting the tie-breaking vote in the chamber after more than 15 hours of debate. ...

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#2648620 6-Feb-2021 10:59

This shows the need for full power. If you win an election you call all the shots. If Biden had won by less, this bill would end up being about the same as the GOP version. So you voted Democrat and get GOP progress. Or no progress, just tread water for 4 years.

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#2648753 6-Feb-2021 18:17

I really like this:

https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/politics/300223885/joe-bidens-warmest-regards-to-the-people-of-new-zealand-on-waitangi-day

Couldn't imagine his predecessor doing something like this.

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#2648783 6-Feb-2021 19:20

Trump couldn't have given a flying f--k about Waitangi Day - or New Zealand at all, come to think of it. Joe at least has a clue.

Didn't he visit here when he was Vice President?

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#2648785 6-Feb-2021 19:27

quickymart:

Trump couldn't have given a flying f--k about Waitangi Day - or New Zealand at all, come to think of it. Joe at least has a clue.

Didn't he visit here when he was Vice President?

Last tine T man mentioned NZ was when we had a major outback, "look at New Zealand". That was the Auckland problem. I wished I had escaped to Los Angeles that week... :-)

But credit to him, he was aware that NZ didnt suck up to him, so we got bashed loi. A bash I'm quite happy with

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#2648786 6-Feb-2021 19:28

quickymart:

Trump couldn't have given a flying f--k about Waitangi Day - or New Zealand at all, come to think of it. Joe at least has a clue.

Didn't he visit here when he was Vice President?

I think so. Bottom line is that Biden cares. Thats the main tick box ticked as far as I am concerned.

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#2648817 6-Feb-2021 20:58

tdgeek:

quickymart:

Trump couldn't have given a flying f--k about Waitangi Day - or New Zealand at all, come to think of it. Joe at least has a clue.

Didn't he visit here when he was Vice President?

Last tine T man mentioned NZ was when we had a major outback, "look at New Zealand". That was the Auckland problem. I wished I had escaped to Los Angeles that week... :-)

But credit to him, he was aware that NZ didnt suck up to him, so we got bashed loi. A bash I'm quite happy with

Ah yes, our 9 whole cases, and the idiot said "we don't want a big surge like that"...while conveniently ignoring the 40,000-odd his country had achieved that day.

Pretty sure 9 is smaller than 40,000. Such a moron.

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#2648867 7-Feb-2021 07:39

tdgeek: This shows the need for full power. If you win an election you call all the shots. If Biden had won by less, this bill would end up being about the same as the GOP version. So you voted Democrat and get GOP progress. Or no progress, just tread water for 4 years.

We're really lucky that Trump was such a f_ck up. His blundering exposed many unelected corrupt power brokers, such as Roger Stone and Bannon, and morally corrupt elected Republicans.

I hope that Joe Biden (or on his death President Harris) will use executives orders to restrict the president's powers, such as doing away with executive order unless the congress has declared war, and restricting pardons.

Other nicety would be forcing one standard for elections, election boundaries (gerrymandering), and uniform background checks on gun buyers.

On guns, anyone who has "You can take my gun when you pry it from my cold, dead hand" is never going to support the democrats or Biden/Harris, so no need to try to appease them.

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#2648884 7-Feb-2021 09:42

kingdragonfly:

I hope that Joe Biden (or on his death President Harris) will use executives orders to restrict the president's powers, such as doing away with executive order unless the congress has declared war, and restricting pardons.

Other nicety would be forcing one standard for elections, election boundaries (gerrymandering), and uniform background checks on gun buyers.

The power of pardons & executive orders comes from the US Constitution & this power can't be changed by anything outside of an Amendment. Yeah being a slave to a hundreds of years old document is apparently the way things have to be lol.

Election laws are decided by the states without federal influence.. the executive branch having any say in districiting standards is probably a bad idea for democracy if a person like Dumpty is ever in charge again.

From memory Obama did a lot for background checks but of course some of it was rolled back. That's the thing about executive orders, they're a temporary fix until the guy form the other team says nah its all good and reverses it.

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#2649422 8-Feb-2021 12:55

The Washington Post - Biden’s decision to go it alone with Democrats on coronavirus relief

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Biden signaled he had made his decision [on Friday].

"I’ve told both Republicans and Democrats, that’s my preference, to work together,” Biden told reporters.

“But if I have to choose between getting help right now to Americans who are hurting so badly, and getting bogged down in a lengthy negotiation or compromising on a bill that’s up to the crisis, that’s an easy choice. I’m going to help the American people who are hurting now.”

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#2655663 13-Feb-2021 14:38

Biden Administration possible first mis-step.

TJ Ducklo: White House suspends aide for 'threatening reporter' - BBC News

Sounds like the guy should have been clearing his desk the same day this broke.

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#2655671 13-Feb-2021 15:11

Hopefully that's a suspension on the way to a firing. Some parts of that article don't give much hope.

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#2655733 13-Feb-2021 17:12

My view is at least he got disciplined for it, Trump would have fully told the media they were wrong and to leave him alone as he was doing "a great job".

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#2660074 20-Feb-2021 12:51

The Washington Post - The 5-Minute Fix - 3 ways Biden is undoing Trump’s isolationist policies

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President Biden took big steps Friday toward undoing the previous administration’s isolationist foreign policy, part of a larger effort to wash away former president Donald Trump’s legacy ...

First, the United States officially rejoined the Paris climate accord Friday, meaning the country will again participate in an international agreement meant to stop the world warming 2 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels. ...

Next, Biden participated in a Group of Seven meeting - a conference of the leaders of the world’s largest economies. It marked perhaps his most visible appearance on the global stage since becoming president, and administration officials told the Associated Press his speech focused on the coronavirus pandemic - both in terms of economic issues and public health issues the world faces. ...

And third, Biden spoke to the Munich Security Conference, in which he focused on a message of international unity - almost the polar opposite of Trump’s go-it-alone approach. ...
Biden was focused on reaching out to NATO allies and reassuring them of U.S. support ...

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#2660109 20-Feb-2021 15:39

Remember Trump repeated complaints Americans are flushing their toilets “10 times, 15 times, as opposed to once”

NBC News: Biden admin targets Trump's let-the-water-flow legacy and other energy efficiency rules

Former President Donald Trump's effort to loosen regulations dictating the water-flow levels of many household appliances and fixtures is under threat with the Biden administration announcing it will launch a federal review of several Trump-era rules and regulations governing the topic, in addition to other energy and efficiency-related edicts.

The Energy Department on Friday notified the Office of Management and Budget of the step, which begins a process that could result in the rescission or revision of those regulations. The changes garnered widespread attention last year after Trump went on several lengthy rants about his displeasure with the low water pressure provided by a number of household staples like showers and dishwashers.

The announcement comes after an executive order signed earlier by President Joe Biden which directed executive departments and federal agencies to review all Trump administration regulations that are out of line with Biden's efforts to address climate change. The order asked agencies to notify the OMB director within 30 days of his inauguration of a preliminary list of actions that will be subject to review.
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