House Democrat: Schumer Kept Signed Deal Hidden from Pelosi Until This WeekWendell Husebø1 Oct 2021
Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-NY) kept the $1.5 trillion reconciliation signed deal with Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV) hidden from Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) until this week, Rep. Debbie Dingell (D-MI) told CNN on Friday.
“She had no knowledge of that until this week,” Dingell said of the senators’ agreement that was revealed Thursday.
The signed document by both men states the “topline” number for the reconciliation package would be $1.5 trillion with debate on the package beginning no later than October 1. The agreement also stipulates agreement on raising the corporate tax rate to 25 percent, the top tax rate on income to 39.6 percent, and the capital gains tax rate to 28 percent.
It is unknown why Schumer would withhold the signed promise from Pelosi. But the surprise of the agreement was likely not a happy one for the House speaker, as the House Democrats have been looking for assurances the reconciliation package would include many radical measures.
Though Manchin’s agreement with Schumer includes tax hikes and $1.5 trillion in spending on top of the $1.2 “bipartisan” infrastructure bill, the far-left in the House have said the original $3.5 trillion topline number is not enough spending and falls short of the assurances they seek.
As a result, the far-left, led by Rep. Pramila Jayapal (D-WA), are opposing the “bipartisan” bill until a framework is hammered out on the reconciliation package.
“I have never seen our caucus so strong,” Jayapal said about the opposition to the “bipartisan” bill. “And I’m a very good vote counter, also, maybe not quite as good as Nancy Pelosi sometimes, but I’m excellent.”
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