Taking executive action will also make clear to those who hinder Build Back Better that the White House and Democrats will deliver for Americans," wrote Jayapal, chair of the Congressional Progressive Caucus, in aJayapal said the caucus would "continue to work toward legislation for Build Back Better, focused on keeping it as close to the agreed-upon framework as possible" in an effort to pass Biden's $1.75 trillion spending plan.
She added the group would soon release its own plan for actions "including lowering costs, protecting the health of every family, and showing the world" that the U.S. "is serious about our leadership on climate action."Jayapal alleged in the op-ed that Manchin "went back on his commitment to the president and seemingly killed the bill on national television," in comments to Fox News.
"In a town where your word is everything, this was a stunning rebuke of his own party’s president," she wrote, doubling down
The real threat to democracy is right here. Not the yahoo's from January 6th.
Progressives are authoritarian! Also have no idea how the government works.
So much for that democracy huh
Uh, that's not how it works.
Oh Rep…that isn’t how this works & would break our system of gov’t forever. Just because there is a D in the White House doesn’t mean that the 2 other branches of gov’t get subverted
............Cuz hey, when the dictator is your guy, what's the worse that could happen?
Losers gonna lose
Hey is your reporter Rebecca Falconer that ignorant on the Constitution and failed to ask for a comment from Jayapal on why she thinks Biden can bypass the Constitution?
She clearly doesn’t understand how this is supposed to work. She’s as dangerous on the left as those on the right. She needs to go
So much for democracy or something something.
So Dems want a dictator now?
Tell me you don’t understand our government without telling me you don’t understand our government.
She forgot to begin with: 'Since I completely botched leading the Progressive caucus . . . '
Thanks for the misleading tweet, Axios. That's not what she said.
She’s a danger to democracy right?
Is she sayin, then, that Trump could have used 'executive action' to BuildTheWall?
Nothing says democracy like abuse of presidential power and bullying.
RepJayapal have you actually read the Constitution? Thanks again Sen_JoeManchin for killing BuildBackBetter
And this wouldn't be an assault on our democracy? Really?
This is a complete mischaracterization of what she wrote. It was that some aspects of BBB might be able to be done by executive action and CPC will announce ways it think it can be done. Jayapal still says legislation is the best way.
You people totally misunderstand what she’s doing. She’s not trying to undermine Congressional control of the purse strings, she just wants to circumvent it.
Imagine what she'd have said if Trump tried to EO $1.75T.
'The Progressive Caucus will continue to work toward legislation for Build Back Better, focused on keeping it as close to the agreed-upon framework as possible. At the same time, we are calling on the president to use executive action to immediately improve people’s lives.'
Public Service Announcement: She's not calling on Biden to appropriate $1.75 T in spending via executive action. She's promising the Congressional Progressive Caucus will propose a series of other actions that ARE possible via executive order.
Why limit it to $1.75T? Make it $6T then. These people don't believe in democracy. The reason Dems have a Manchin problem is they don't have enough seats
Founders thought Congress would fight to retain their distinct powers from a growing executive branch. Gridlock has caused that to erode: politicians just want what they want, by any means necessary. We’re growing closer to a country that just elects a new dictator every 4 years.
congress controls appropriations.
She is sooo out of touch
If you can’t get what you want just undermine an entire branch of government. Why is she there?
She wants a dictator.
He can't . He just can't .
If any of them could get the math right, they might have a shot.
She just saying words It's not how it can work. They need to find 5 republicans who need the $$ back home to keep their jobs. This is where the Dem party can inflict media talking how much people back home are missing out.
I’m not sure if she understands all fundings need to be appropriated by the Congress.
People are fed up and can’t keep up. Humanity has lost its way and has become hopeless. We had a chance and we still have a chance
Pramila should take a civics class.
Not sure how it works in India, but that's not how it works here. Sorry, Pramilla!
Executive actions are not a substitute for legislation.
Yes!
If possible, he must if we are to survive with our children healthy.