‘Still being negotiated’: Progressives’ moves threaten to sink Biden’s framework bill
November 1, 2021 | District of Columbia
President Biden desperately needs a political win — and soon — as his poll numbers crater, but top liberals in Congress indicated Sunday that they see his $1.75 trillion framework bill as more of a good start than an endgame.
Senate Budget Committee Chairman Bernard Sanders, Vermont independent, said he worked the phones over the weekend trying to reinsert items dropped from the slimmed-down White House package, including paid family and medical leave, Medicare dental and vision coverage, and Medicare drug price negotiations.
“That bill is still being worked on literally today. It will be worked on tomorrow,” Mr. Sanders said on CNN’s “State of the Union.” “I believe we’re making some progress in making it even stronger than it is.”… (Excerpts from Washington Times)
