Facing a heap of defeat, progressives stake hopes on spending bill

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Immigration, voting rights, policing, gun control: Congress is filled with liberal hopes crushed by the reality of slim Democratic majorities. So progressives are digging in on what could be their last chance at success in years.

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As Democrats race to pull together a multitrillion-dollar party-line social spending package, Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s left flank is pushing as hard as it can to see progressive priorities reflected. They’ve repeatedly vowed to tank a bipartisan infrastructure bill on the floor as soon as this week if they don’t see more movement — a strategic flex that reflects how many of their other goals have withered.

As he drove into the Capitol on Friday, Rep. Anthony Brown said he got an earful from an upset supporter who was pleased with the party’s progress on the spending plan, but wanted to see more progress on voting rights. Still, the Democrats’ sweeping package can’t take on Biden’s entire agenda: Because of Senate rules, the package can only include policies with a sufficiently significant fiscal impact.

On voting rights, Democrats will soon undertake what looks like their last, longshot bid for a breakthrough. Schumer has vowed that the Senate will vote on an ethics and election reform bill that amounts to an intraparty compromise between Sen. Joe Manchin and progressives. But the legislation has next to no support from Senate Republicans, let alone the 10 needed to break a filibuster — making final passage impossible without a change to Senate rules.

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For historical comparison of the last few years read wikipedia's history of jim crow law in the southern states following the civil war and the rise of Nazism in pre world war 2 Germany

Those are woman’s issues like menopause.

the Dems prove they are just center right ..nothing we didnt know

Dear you know it and I know it, the next best thing is to make people disappear. HillaryClinton knows all about it. Let's ask her, shall we? She was top grad in my course entitled, 'How to train to publish favorable articles.' She was on the honor roll!

A bunch of fools! In leadership and can't work together when it matters. We must primary every single sitting democratic member of congress. Let's put in people in that can work together, even if it means losing the house next year.

Tax and spend. Rinse and repeat.

Yeah this is depressing

The filibuster is unconstitutional. It must be abolished. NoOneUnscripted

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