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Lest we forget, as all the todo around the debt limit begins to wind down (for now), there’s still the very contentious $3.5tn reconciliation bill up ahead.
Senator Bernie Sanders took the time today to chat with reporters about his displeasure over the role that centrist Democrats senators Joe Manchin and Kysten Sinema in shrinking the bill.
He and other progressives in the party have been clear from the start that this “human infrastructure” bill focused on social services and environmental measures was fine as it was and should be voted on alongside the $1.2tn bipartisan infrastructure bill to give it a better chance of passing. Republicans – and Manchin and Sinema – have long balked at the size, as well as attempts to pass it alongside a bill they had negotiated.
Alayna Treene
(@alaynatreene).@SenSanders: “My criticism of senators Manchin & Sinema is not their views. … My strong criticism is, it is wrong when the American people, when the President of the United States, when 96% of your colleagues want to move forward, it is wrong to obstruct” https://t.co/g1MBAVIzon
Sanders has especially gone hard at Manchin, who has repeatedly spoken about how he feels that the bill would move the country toward “an entitlement society”.
Manu Raju
(@mkraju)Manchin responds: “Respectfully, Sen. Sanders and I share very different policy and political beliefs. As he and I have discussed, Sen. Sanders believes America should be moving towards an entitlement society while I believe we should have a compassionate and rewarding society” https://t.co/7J4WebE02h
Bernie Sanders
(@BernieSanders)Do I believe in an “entitlement society”? Yeah, I do.
I believe that all Americans are entitled to a quality education, to affordable housing, to a decent standard of living.
I do not believe that 2 people are entitled to block what the majority of the American people want.
Jake Sherman
(@JakeSherman)Bernie, asked about sitting down with Manchin, said “this is not a movie.”
11:35
Steve Bannon has informed the House committee investigating the 6 January attack on the US Capitol that he will not be cooperating with their subpoena to provide related documents.
Maggie Haberman
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