Progressives scramble to save top priorities from chopping block
By Jordain Carney and Cristina Marcos - 10/27/21 06:00 AM EDT
Progressives are scrambling to save top priorities that risk being scaled down or axed from President Biden’s social spending plan as Democratic leadership and the White House race to get a deal.
Democratic leadership is hoping liberals will embrace the bill, even though it’s substantially smaller than the $6 trillion originally envisioned by the left or even the $3.5 trillion approved under a budget resolution earlier this year.
Liberal lawmakers are warning that Democrats need to make good on promises they made to voters, who delivered the party its first trifecta in roughly a decade during the 2020 election.
“What we’re seeing now is a real clash. A, on one hand people want real change ... on the other hand, you’re seeing the powerful special interests saying sorry we want the status quo,” said Senate Budget Committee Chairman Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.).
Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) acknowledged that several priorities were in flux because “this is what happens in the negotiation.”
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https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/578633-progressives-scramble-to-save-top-priorities-from-chopping-block
