Thursday, October 28, 2021

Quote of the Day


Late last night, Congresswoman Ilhan Omar (D-MN) offered what she termed “an honest accounting” of the “ever-evolving negotiations” to do with the Democratic effort in Congress to pass the once sweeping, but now hobbling “Build Back Better” bill that has been ransacked by a small handful of corporate-backed members of the party.


Related Off-site Links:
“All You Have to Do Is Follow the Money”: Ilhan Omar Rebukes Corporate Democrats – Jon Queally (Common Dreams, October 28, 2021).
“Hold the Line”: Progressives Push to Block Vote on Weaker Bill Without Final Text of Build Back BetterCommon Dreams (October 28, 2021).
With Reconciliation Hacked in Half, Sanders Warns U.S. Democracy Is “in Danger” – Sharon Zhang (TruthOut, October 28, 2021).
Progressive Dems Balk at “Trust Manchin” After Frantic Push by Biden and Pelosi – William Rivers Pitt (TruthOut, October 28, 2021).
“Pelosi Absolutely Destroyed” Tax on Billionaires, Says Democratic Insider – Kenny Stancil (Common Times, October 28, 2021).
We’re About to Pass Up a Generational Opportunity to Stem the Climate Crisis – Basav Sen (In These Times, October 27, 2021).

UPDATES: Building Back Kinda Sorta Better – Marianne Williamson (Transform, October 29, 2021).
The Centerpiece of the Build Back Better Climate Plan Has Been Stripped Out – Sasha Abramsky (TruthOut, October 28, 2021).
Keeping Fighting Like Hell: Nina Turner on What Bernie Sanders and Progressives Should Do Next – Jon Queally (Common Dreams, October 30, 2021).
Progressives Hand Biden List of 55 Executive Actions Because “Working People Can't Wait” – Jake Johnson (Common Dreams, March 17, 2022).

See also the previous Wild Reed posts:
Colin Taylor on the “Moral Obscenity” of Obstructionist Democrats Joe Manchin and Krysten Sinema
Hamilton Nolan: Quote of the Day – August 3, 2021
Norman Solomon: Quote of the Day – July 8, 2021
Ilhan Omar: Quote of the Day – May 29, 2021
Something to Think About – March 9, 2021
David Sirota: Quote of the Day – January 26, 2021
Sen. Tina Smith: The Filibuster Rule Is “Fundamentally Undemocratic”
Ilhan Omar: Quote of the Day – August 11, 2020
Ilhan Omar: Quote of the Day – April 13, 2019
Ilhan Omar: Stepping Into Her Power
Progressive Perspectives on the Ilhan Omar “Controversy”
Ilhan Omar on The Daily Show

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