When cause he told us day 1 so why did he lie?
He didn't, problem is the GOP are still trying to play the same games they did before they lost power, their choice. FYI making an alternative suggestion that is not even a third of your Bill is an insult at best, it was like Mitch making a counter offer , the dems coming down and him cutting his own alternative to half of the original. They knew their alternative would never fly, not then and not now, it is what they wanted. Same Game, Different Day. Problem is now the Dems do not need them to work together to get it done, yet President Biden, God I Love Saying That, is still willing to compromise some anyway.