Congress has headed home for the remainder of the year, with the U.S. Senate doing so without holding a vote on the āBuild Back Betterā bill. BBB is the legislation that would spend a few trillion more dollars but cost āzeroā according to many Dems while of course not in any way worsening inflation.
Democrat Sen. Mazie Hirono doesnāt seem happy with how things are playing out:
Sen. @MazieHirono: "If you have a 50-50 split Senate, you can have one person ā or two people ā just stop everything. And that is why people in our country should know that a 50-50 Senate sucks, and we can't get things done." https://t.co/AJM2h3yoiV pic.twitter.com/ijTndicEA6
ā The Hill (@thehill) December 17, 2021
They canāt get anything done? Aww, too bad.
States elected their senators, Mazie. Maybe if your bills didnāt suck so much this wouldnāt be an issue. https://t.co/DCHE4AOECh
ā šThe FOOš š» (@PolitiBunny) December 18, 2021
And Hirono needs a little help on how many senators are holding up the Demsā BBB dream:
Or even 51 or 52 people!!
ā Generally Speakingā¦. (@JonGalvin4) December 18, 2021
If the Democrat leadership wants more people on board maybe they should consider something less insane.
Feature, not a bug.
ā GrandMomsterMel (@MomsterMel) December 18, 2021
The less you get ādoneā the better.
ā John Steigerwald (@Steigerworld) December 18, 2021
When weāre talking about the government, getting nothing done is usually a pretty good result.
ā Here2rubberneck (@gatormade871) December 18, 2021
But maybe Sen. Hirono will be happy soon enough:
Good news. Itās likely to change a year from now
ā Wallace E. Rhymes, III (@wallacerhymes) December 18, 2021
She might not like how her āproblemā is resolved.
