COVID relief bill battle appears to deepen rift between moderate and far-left wing of Democrat Party

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COVID relief bill battle appears to deepen rift between moderate and far-left wing of Democrat Party
March 1, 2021 | Jon Dougherty

An internal battle between moderate and far-left Democrats is heating up over a number of issues being pushed by the latter faction including hiking the minimum wage, new gun control measures, immigration reforms and climate change.

As noted by Fox News’ Chad Pergram in a Sunday post, the left-wing faction of the party has likely lost the fight to include the $15 minimum wage hike in the $1.9 trillion COVID relief bill after Senate Parliamentarian Elizabeth MacDonough ruled last week that it could not be included in legislation being considered under the budget reconciliation process, which only requires a majority vote.

But even though Democrats control both congressional chambers and the White House, Pergram notes a thin majority in the House and a 50-50 Senate bring forth certain political realities: Namely, that legislation considered too radically left will be difficult to get through and/or damage to the party in 2022.

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COVID relief bill battle appears to deepen rift between moderate and far-left wing of Democrat Party
March 1, 2021 | Jon Dougherty

An internal battle between moderate and far-left Democrats is heating up over a number of issues being pushed by the latter faction including hiking the minimum wage, new gun control measures, immigration reforms and climate change.

As noted by Fox News’ Chad Pergram in a Sunday post, the left-wing faction of the party has likely lost the fight to include the $15 minimum wage hike in the $1.9 trillion COVID relief bill after Senate Parliamentarian Elizabeth MacDonough ruled last week that it could not be included in legislation being considered under the budget reconciliation process, which only requires a majority vote.

But even though Democrats control both congressional chambers and the White House, Pergram notes a thin majority in the House and a 50-50 Senate bring forth certain political realities: Namely, that legislation considered too radically left will be difficult to get through and/or damage to the party in 2022.

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