White House press secretary Jen Psaki suggested that Democrats sulk away their frustrations with a kickboxing class and margaritas this weekend.
Psaki suggested the activities as catharsis while commiserating with the hosts of The View Friday over Congress’s failure last week to implement voting rights legislation supported by the Biden administration.
“My advice to everyone out there who is frustrated, sad, angry, pissed off: Feel those emotions. Go to a kickboxing class. Have a margarita,” Psaki said. “Do whatever you need to do this weekend, and then, wake up on Monday morning. We’ve got to keep fighting.”
When The View co-host Joy Behar asked Psaki about efforts to rework Biden’s Build Back Better legislation in the hopes of getting it passed, Psaki referenced another vice in noting the Democratic Party’s frustration with one of its own, Sen. Joe Manchin, whose lockstep opposition along with Sen. Kyrsten Sinema has tanked many of the Left’s legislative efforts.
“I need a cup of coffee, Joy,” Psaki said. “I don’t know.”
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Psaki defended the Biden administration’s track record, admitting there have been setbacks and frustrations but promising to press forward where agreement is possible concerning prescription drug prices, climate change, and childcare costs.
“Right now, we are dealing with some realities here, which is that we only have 50 votes in the Senate,” Psaki said. “Every single one of them has to support it to move this forward, and we can only do it through the reconciliation process because, otherwise, we need 60 votes — hence, you know, our challenges on some other issues. So we just need to figure out what these 50 senators can support.”
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On Wednesday, Senate Republicans blocked two election bills authored by Democrats that would have rolled back state laws the GOP says protect voter integrity in favor of increased federal oversight of elections. Democrats framed the legislation as critical for preserving equal access to the polls, while Republicans argued that the two bills, which were combined into one measure, would federalize elections, encourage voter fraud, and favor Democratic victories.
