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Build Back Better Act

Demonstrators from the People's Action protest pharmaceutical companies' lobbying against allowing Medicare to negotiate lower prescription drug prices, during a rally outside Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America (PhRMA) headquarters in Washington, D.C., on September 21, 2021.
News Analysis
Politics & Elections

Corporations Are Spending Millions to Stop Key Parts of Biden’s Spending Plan

Twenty corporations and their associations have spent over $201 million on lobbying so far this year.
by
Sondra Youdelman,
OtherWords
October 3, 2021
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Congressional Progressive Caucus members Rep. Cori Bush and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez talk to reporters outside the U.S. Capitol on September 30, 2021, in Washington, D.C.
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Politics & Elections

Ocasio-Cortez Slams Manchin for Opposing $3.5T Bill But Approving Defense Budget

Right-wing Democrats are set to approve double the amount for defense than the reconciliation bill would cost in a year.
by
Sharon Zhang,
Truthout
October 1, 2021
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Sen. Kyrsten Sinema speaks with members of her staff as she departs from the U.S. Capitol Building on July 19, 2021, in Washington, D.C.
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Politics & Elections

Former Sinema Aide Now Fights Tax Hikes as JPMorgan Chase Lobbyist

The bank is a top critic of Biden’s proposed corporate tax hike and has donated $47,500 to Sinema’s campaign and PACs.
by
Igor Derysh,
Salon
October 1, 2021
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From left, Progressive Caucus chair Rep. Pramila Jayapal, Rep. Ilhan Omar and Rep. Veronica Escobar speak to reporters after meeting with Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi on the infrastructure and reconciliation bills on September 30, 2021.
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Politics & Elections

House Delays Bipartisan Infrastructure Vote as Progressives Hold the Line

Progressives argue that they are the ones working to ensure the passage of President Joe Biden’s entire agenda.
by
Jake Johnson,
Common Dreams
October 1, 2021
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Sen. Joe Manchin speaks to reporters outside of the U.S. Capitol on September 30, 2021, in Washington, D.C.
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Environment & Health

Manchin Goes After Abortion Rights in Latest Reconciliation Bill Opposition

Activists say the Hyde Amendment targets poor, nonwhite populations by barring Medicaid from funding abortions.
by
Sharon Zhang,
Truthout
September 30, 2021
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Sen. Joe Manchin pauses during a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing at the Dirksen Senate Office building on Capitol Hill on September 28, 2021, in Washington, D.C.
Op-Ed
Politics & Elections

With Infrastructure on the Brink, Manchin Refuses to Negotiate

Every sinew of public muscle must be brought to bear on the senator from West Virginia to at least get him to negotiate.
by
William Rivers Pitt,
Truthout
September 30, 2021
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Sen. Bernie Sanders speaks during a rally in front of PhRMAs Washington office to protest high prescription drug prices on September 21, 2021.
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Politics & Elections

Sanders Slams Pundits, Implores “Tell Me Where We Should Cut” Reconciliation

The senator has pointed out that the $3.5 trillion bill only costs about 1 percent of the nation’s projected GDP.
by
Sharon Zhang,
Truthout
September 29, 2021
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Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer conducts a news conference after the Senate Democrats Policy luncheon in the U.S. Capitol on September 28, 2021.
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Economy & Labor

Republicans Show They’d Rather Risk Recession Than Allow Democrats to Pass Bills

Republicans are making it clear that they are willing to risk a recession in order to gut the Build Back Better Act.
by
Sharon Zhang,
Truthout
September 29, 2021
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Bernie Sanders
Op-Ed
Politics & Elections

Backed by Sanders and Warren, House Progressives Are Firm on Infrastructure Vote

If the moment holds, the Progressive Caucus is about to teach Speaker Pelosi a lesson on power and keeping promises.
by
William Rivers Pitt,
Truthout
September 29, 2021
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Interview
Politics & Elections

Progressives “Hold the Line” for $3.5T Package to Expand the Social Safety Net

Progressives say they will oppose the infrastructure bill as Speaker Pelosi breaks her dual-bill promise.
by
Amy Goodman &
Juan González,
Democracy Now!
September 29, 2021
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