• DetroitLolcat [he/him]
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    4 years ago

    Yeah I think your edit is right. Manchin and Sinema say they will side with the parliamentarian no matter what, even if Harris supported overruling her (which she doesn't, as you said).

    Basically the White House won't fight for it, and even if they did the Senate won't fight for it, and even if they did Manchin flat-out doesn't support the minimum wage hike anyway. So we're fucked three ways on that one.

    • NonWonderDog [he/him]
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      4 years ago

      First edit was wrong. They only need 41 votes to stick with including it, since the filibuster works in their favor. The parliamentarian isn’t a real role with power—it’s purely advisory.