@GottaLaff - Sen. Schatz is not involved in this. He’s a Senator. This will be dealt with in the House. What I don’t see (and I hope that’s because it’s happening behind the scenes in the House) is an acknowledgment that there are easily seven or eight Republican Members who can be convinced not to crash the economy. They are from districts that went for Biden in 2020. Sen. Schatz accomplishes nothing by being antagonistic towards people he’s not even negotiating with.

@rlpaulprodn I disagree. Of course he's not involved directly as a Senator, but messaging is part of any strategy. The louder the Dems are, and not just in govt, but everywhere, in the media, locally, everywhere, the more pressure is put on GOP. I, too, hope there are enough GOP votes in the House, because if not, the global economy will suffer, not just the US.

@GottaLaff: If this was seen as helpful by the Democratic Leadership in the House, you would see Cong. Jeffries talking about it in these terms. At this point even Cong. Talib and Cong. O-C aren’t talking this way. That means Cong. Jeffries doesn’t see it as productive.