Senators propose reclaiming national security powers for Congress
By: Trish Turner; ABC A tri-partisan group of senators on Tuesday introduced legislation designed to claw back national security powers, delineated in the Constitution, from the executive branch that the Senate trio says have been flowing away from Congress after decades of inaction by lawmakers. “The founders envisioned a balance of power between the executive and legislative branches of government
Sanders, Biden meet as infrastructure bill swells past $3.5T
By: Lisa Mascaro & Jonathan Lemire; Associated Press Emerging from a private meeting at the White House, Sen. Bernie Sanders said Monday that he and President Joe Biden are on the same page as Democrats draft a “transformative” infrastructure package unleashing more than $3.5 trillion in domestic investments on par with the New Deal of the 1930s. Sanders, chairman of
The Ascension of Bernie Sanders
By: Maureen Dowd; The New York Times I want to talk to Bernie about Balenciaga. And Britney. And Dua Lipa, Sha’Carri Richardson and Joe Manchin’s houseboat. And whether he prefers red or white horseradish on his gefilte fish. And the state of capitalism, and the absurd price of a Birkin bag. We settle into a retro yellow booth at Henry’s Diner
Sanders Takes Reins as Democrats Advance Biden Economic Agenda
By: Laura Litvan; Bloomberg President Joe Biden’s plans for the biggest expansion in social spending in decades is in the hands of the Senate’s only professed democratic socialist, Bernie Sanders, who must unite both fellow progressives and moderate Democrats in the face of a tricky path through a sharply divided Congress. Sanders, who chairs the Senate Budget Committee, wants to
Sanders: Democrats considering $6 trillion spending package
By: Alexander Bolton; The Hill Senate Budget Committee Chairman Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) confirmed to reporters Thursday that Senate Democrats are discussing a $6 trillion budget reconciliation proposal that would also expand Medicare and lower the cost of prescription drugs. Sanders on Thursday said the proposal builds on President Biden’s American Jobs Plan and American Families Plan. “Yeah, absolutely,” Sanders said when asked whether
Why Bernie’s not sweating White House’s infrastructure dance with GOP
By: Laura Barrón-López & Natasha Korecki; Politico As liberals increasingly rebuke President Joe Biden for his ongoing negotiations with a bipartisan group of senators, one prominent progressive lawmaker is staying out of the fray. Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), the biggest name in national progressive politics, has not expressed concern about clean energy policies not making it into a final infrastructure
