Conservative and industry groups are trying to whip up opposition to President Biden's massive social spending plan by warning it will imperil Medicare benefits, Axios has learned.
Washington ExaminerSen. Bernie Sanders said Sunday that there could be some "give and take" on lowering the $3.5 trillion price tag for the Democrats' reconciliation bill after centrist Democrats and progressives came to a deadlock on key infrastructure legislation last week."Federal policy should be designed to foster strong marriages, which are the foundation of strong families and strong communities," the letter said.
As activists mobilized this summer to ask Minneapolis voters to replace their police department, one of the first prominent Democrats to slam the plan was a moderate congresswoman who doesn’t even live in the city. Angie Craig declared it “shortsighted, misguided and likely to harm the very communities that it seeks to protect.
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