House Progressive leader breaks silence about Senate COVID bill changes
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The head of the House Progressive Caucus Saturday offered a statement of support in favor of the Senate version of the coronavirus legislation despite the weakening of some provisions that House liberals had fought for.
"[D]espite the fact that we believe any weakening of the House provisions were bad policy and bad politics, the reality is that the final amendments were relatively minor concessions," said Jayapal, who chairs the nearly 100-member Democratic caucus. "The American Rescue Plan has retained its core bold, progressive elements originally proposed by President Joe Biden and passed in the House relief package."More Related News