GOP seeks to keep spotlight on Afghanistan as Dems advance Biden's $3.5T spending plan

[mystery-ak]

GOP seeks to keep spotlight on Afghanistan as Dems advance Biden's $3.5T spending plan
By Cristina Marcos - 09/06/21 06:00 AM EDT

Democrats are aiming to turn the page and focus on advancing President Biden’s domestic agenda this month — but Republicans will be doing everything they can to keep the chaotic U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan in the spotlight.

Republicans are planning to offer amendments related to Afghanistan as Democratic-led committees work to mark up the components of the $3.5 trillion reconciliation bill to expand social safety net programs over the next few weeks. 

“We must exert maximum pressure on the Democrat majority with our amendments and debate during these committee sessions,” House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) wrote in a missive to Republicans.


The GOP attempts to keep the focus on Afghanistan comes as Democrats will have to work on overcoming divisions of their own over the scope of the massive legislation and how to pay for it as they work to deliver a much-needed policy win for their party. 

The strategy was on full display Thursday as the first two House committees, Oversight and Reform as well as Natural Resources, considered their respective portions of the reconciliation package that will later be consolidated into one all-encompassing bill.

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https://thehill.com/homenews/house/570835-republicans-seek-to-keep-spotlight-on-afghanistan-as-democrats-advance-bidens

[skeeter]

More significantly, the rats are trying to change the subject from the worst foreign policy disaster in 75 years.

But its The Hill, so...

[christian]

There has been a near total blackout of news the last few days, as the Taliban engages in an accelerating socialist type purging and slaughter of civilians.  Aided by denials ho's who deny for them. Guess who does that, their buddies i mean.
There needs to be more coal shipments to hell to greet them when they get there!

[andy58-in-nh]

More significantly, the rats are trying to change the subject from the worst foreign policy disaster in 75 years.

But its The Hill, so...

The Democrats evidently want to move on from having advanced the greatest foreign policy disaster in living memory, so that they may now promote the worst domestic policy disaster in our nation's history.