Sen. Bernie Sanders
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Speaking about CNN’s “State of the Union”, Sanders welcomed the prospect of Republican support for the president’s plan for an economic recovery package in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, but warned that the Republican Party had set a precedent for using tactic, which allows senators to pass certain taxes and spending bills with a simple majority and bypass the 60-vote limit required by most legislations, while President Trump
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“Now, as you know, reconciliation, which is a Senate rule, has been used by Republicans under Trump to approve huge tax cuts for the wealthy and corporations. It was used in an attempt to repeal the Affordable Care Act. that we “are saying is’ You used it for that. It’s all right. We will use reconciliation. … You did it. We will do this to protect ordinary people, not the rich and powerful, “” said the senator.
“The American people are suffering and want us to act,” he continued, adding, “We need to restore the American people’s faith in the government that we can respond to their pain.”
Sanders, a 2020 presidential candidate, praised Biden’s first week in office and signaled that he would not go as far as some members of the left wing of the House of Democrats in calling for a $ 2,000 increase in direct payments to Americans instead of $ 1,400 outlined in Biden’s plan.
Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT): “We are going to pressure Joe – the president – as far as we can, but given the fact that he has been in office for less than a week, I think he is going to get off to a good start. ” pic.twitter.com/Mwq8Xnc3db
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He also published viral photos of his cozy suit during Biden’s inauguration last week, telling CNN that he hoped to raise more than $ 1 million for charities that served Vermont’s elderly and vulnerable populations through the sale of t-shirts and sweatshirts with the meme.