Washington, D.C. – Infrastructure is a normally benign topic that – as evidenced by the recent bipartisan negotiations – tends to have a fair amount of agreement. Now, it looks to be the shot that will begin a Democrat Civil War. The reason? The socialist bloc in the House, led by Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and her “squad” have decided that no infrastructure funding will be allowed until 100% of their trillions of dollars in demands are met through reconciliation. With the ability to kill a bill in the House and with a primary threat looming over Chuck Schumer, AOC and The Squad have taken their party hostage.
The Democrat on Democrat violence has ratcheted up from The Squad, with their colleagues in the House and Senate speaking out against the far-Left’s plans:
- On Sunday, AOC demanded that her potential primary opponent, Chuck Schumer, get rid of the filibuster, saying that the Senate should not be limited because there are 50 Republicans.
- Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal put it more bluntly: “The president can say he’s bipartisan, he can go out and support the deal, but at the end of the day, if he wants it, he’s going to have to support our priorities.”
- Congresswoman Ilhan Omar followed suit by also stomping her feet: “It’s clear a majority of the Democratic caucus, whether progressive or not, is interested in delivering, and that delivery will only happen if the progressives are on board.”
- Liberal PAC MoveOn.org even got in on the fun of knocking Chuck Schumer with a new ad.
- Now, President Biden is in full damage control mode trying to salvage his agenda and his party.
Statement from NRSC Spokesman T.W. Arrighi: “President Biden, Speaker Pelosi, and Majority Leader Schumer have lost control of their party to socialists. AOC and her Squad have made it clear that it is their way or the highway. As they shake down American taxpayers for unrelated trillions in new spending on liberal priorities, they are holding hostage our country’s actual highways and bridges that need to be renewed and repaired.”
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