Welcome to DU! The truly grassroots left-of-center political community where regular people, not algorithms, drive the discussions and set the standards. Join the community: Create a free account Support DU (and get rid of ads!): Become a Star Member Latest Breaking News General Discussion The DU Lounge All Forums Issue Forums Culture Forums Alliance Forums Region Forums Support Forums Help & Search

Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin

(107,943 posts)
Tue Sep 7, 2021, 12:37 PM Sep 2021

Sanders pushes back at Manchin on $3.5T spending plan

Senate Budget Committee Chairman Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) said Democrats can't afford to slow down progress on a $3.5 trillion budget reconciliation package after Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) said the party should hit the pause button.

"You can't slow it down," Sanders told The New York Times in an interview over the weekend during his recent trip to Cedar Rapids, Iowa, one of the latest stops on his cross-state campaign to the forthcoming legislation.

The massive spending plan, which Democrats have already been at work crafting during recess this month, is expected to check off a number of party-backed priorities, including funding for universal pre-K, tuition-free community college, and health care expansions.

Manchin, who has expressed concerns about the price tag for the package, had urged his colleagues to "hit the pause button."

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/sanders-pushes-back-at-manchin-on-3-5t-spending-plan/ar-AAOc925

1 replies = new reply since forum marked as read
Highlight: NoneDon't highlight anything 5 newestHighlight 5 most recent replies
Sanders pushes back at Manchin on $3.5T spending plan (Original Post) Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Sep 2021 OP
He's right, no slowdowns FoxNewsSucks Sep 2021 #1

FoxNewsSucks

(10,429 posts)
1. He's right, no slowdowns
Tue Sep 7, 2021, 12:41 PM
Sep 2021

If anything, it should be sped up so it starts working sooner
And Manchin is so phony, he's not worried about the cost he's just worried about the poor billionaires and corporations that will have to be taxed to help pay for it

Latest Discussions»General Discussion»Sanders pushes back at Ma...