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Ok this is good. This lines up with @WhipClyburn prediction that the bill will be on @POTUS desk by July. Resist the urge to ask why not now, the business of the Senate traditionally moves at a snail’s pace.

1/ https://twitter.com/hugolowell/status/1382044533312086022

This lines up with my prediction minutes ago (see below) that some very serious and confidential discussions occurred in the Senate meeting this morning that @seungminkim and her fellow Beltway jackals were barred from. No coincidence that markup was announced after this

2/ https://twitter.com/banksresearcher/status/1382041501862137856

There must have been serious discussions and an alignment of strategy among the 50 @SenateDems during this meeting as the process for actively getting this bill passed has been scheduled. @SenSchumer is saavy and no fool. Watch @Sen_JoeManchin . I feel as though his..

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Performance for the media and his constituents may be taking a shift now after the first in person meeting. It is no coincidence that @potus nominated his wife to a high paying gov appointment right before the recess

4/ http://amp.washingtontimes.com/news/2021/mar/28/joe-manchins-wife-160k-biden-appointment/

Its also no coincidence that this nomination was just sent to the Senate This should appease Manchin and get him on board beyond the infrastructure package. Expect more performances from him, but he has already been bought off by the Biden admin.

5/ https://twitter.com/sahilkapur/status/1381699897645219843

This is expert level politics by @POTUS @WHCOS and the entire oval office staff. Some may have ethical qualms with this arrangement, but it achieves the greater good by making entire Biden agenda more achievable. Nevertheless we still keep up the public pressure campaign