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Bernie Sanders
AOC: GOP Opposes Build Back Better Because They Fear “A Changing Country”
An increase in “class and racial consciousness” is “seriously disrupting the status quo,” Ocasio-Cortez said.
What’s “in the Damn Bill” for Families? Bernie Sanders Wants You to Know.
Popular proposals such as paid leave are being whittled down in negotiations with conservative Democrats.
Manchin Threatens to Leave Democratic Party Over Social Infrastructure Bill
Joe Manchin wants Democrats to peel their own bill down to nothing. Call his bluff.
Biden Announces New Reconciliation Deal That Slashes Bill Nearly in Half
The proposal will cut the child tax credit extension to only one year and cut paid family leave from 12 weeks to four.
Sanders Rails Against John Deere Threat to Striking Workers’ Health Coverage
The farm equipment manufacturer plans to force 10,000 striking workers and their families off their health insurance.
Manchin Lashes Out After Sanders Condemns Obstruction of Biden Agenda
Sanders called out Manchin's obstruction of the Build Back Better bill in an op-ed for a West Virginia paper.
Manchin and Sinema Obstruct Reconciliation With No Proposal of Their Own
Sinema opposes the massively popular drug price reform program, while Manchin opposes climate regulations.
Progressives Fight for Climate, Social Spending as Right-Wing Democrats Cut Bill
Democrats may have to shrink the topline of the Build Back Better Act to accommodate Manchin and Sinema.
Poll Finds 88 Percent Support Sanders’s Plan to Lower Prescription Drug Prices
The CBS poll found majority support for many of the Build Back Better Act’s key proposals.
4 Senate Dems Say They Won’t Back Budget Deal If Manchin Axes Climate Provisions
Tense budget negotiations are raising fears that key climate programs will be cut ahead of UN climate talks.