Democrats warn shrinking Biden’s spending plan could backfire
| Democrats are warning that any attempts by moderates to pare down a $3.5 trillion spending package could threaten President Biden’s top legislative priority and leave the party empty-handed.
Progressive Democrats are sounding the alarm after Sen. Kyrsten Sinema’s (D-Ariz.) warned Wednesday that she doesn’t support a $3.5 trillion price tag for an expansive package Democrats hope to muscle through Congress that includes top party priorities like immigration reform, combating climate change and expanding Medicare. Democrats hope to move the legislation on party lines in the Senate with special budgetary rules, preventing Republicans from filibustering the measure. But that effectively gives each Democratic senator, including Sinema, veto power on the bill. |
