Obama cautions freshman House Democrats about the price tag of liberal policies

[Right_in_Virginia]

Obama cautions freshman House Democrats about the price tag of liberal policies
Washington Post, Mar 26, 2019

Democrats Monday evening about the costs associated with some liberal ideas popular in their ranks, encouraging members to look at price tags, according to people in the room.

Obama didn’t name specific policies. And to be sure, he encouraged the lawmakers — about half-dozen of whom worked in his own administration — to continue to pursue “bold” ideas as they shaped legislation during their first year in the House.

But some people in the room took his words as a cautionary note about Medicare-for-all and the Green New Deal, two liberal ideas popularized by a few of the more famous House freshmen, including Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.).


More:  https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/obama-cautions-freshman-house-democrats-about-the-price-tag-of-liberal-policies/2019/03/26/b3ad5492-4f7d-11e9-af35-1fb9615010d7_story.html?noredirect=on&utm_term=.082285eccfd4

[Right_in_Virginia]

House Leaders Bring In Barack Obama To Help Rein In Freshmen Dems. It Doesn't Work.
Daily Wire, Mar 26, 2019

https://www.dailywire.com/news/45137/house-leaders-bring-barack-obama-help-rein-emily-zanotti

[Right_in_Virginia]

Message in a nutshell:  Don't talk about the cost talk about the big idea.

[Free Vulcan]

If Batty Nancy had to bring in Obama, that means she's lost control of her caucus.

Now it will be interesting to see if this was a cautionary speech, or a warning.