The Coming Democratic Party Battle Over Prescription Drugs And Taxes
Posted on AllSides August 27th, 2021
From The Left
ANALYSIS
This week’s fight over the Democratic agenda was just a preview of the coming battle over how much easier American life should be.
A group of 10 moderate Democrats delayed their party’s progress on a budget bill that would extend monthly payments for American parents, expand access to child care and make pre-Kindergarten schooling universally available.
Their key demand was for the House to pass a bipartisan infrastructure bill before it approves a final version of the budget ― but their real beef is with the budget itself, which will...