Democrats Come To Grips With Building Back Smaller
Posted on AllSides October 20th, 2021
From The Left
ANALYSIS
Democrats have spent months trying to pass a multitrillion-dollar expansion of government programs designed to help families, lift people out of poverty, broaden access to health insurance, provide free education, and fight the rising threat of climate change.
Their grand plans for an ambitious legislative package came to a crashing halt this week, however, after President Joe Biden made clear to lawmakers they would need to accept significant cuts to many of their priorities if the bill is to become law this year.
Simply put, Democrats lack the support in...