WaPo editorial board scolds progressives amid Dem spending battle: 'Stop demanding' a 'revolution' from Biden
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The Washington Post editorial board is lashing out at progressive lawmakers amid the Democratic infighting regarding the spending spree bills being stalled on Capitol Hill in a piece titled "Biden did not run to stage a revolution. Progressives should stop demanding one."
The piece insisted "Democrats must cut back their big social spending bill from $3.5 trillion to $2 trillion or less" in order to meet the "demands of key moderates" and rejected the progressive caucus' claim that "This is our moment to make the President’s vision a reality" while arguing to maintain the programs in the bill but shorten the period of time they're funded, writing in a letter "This bill offers us a chance to fundamentally transform the relationship between the American people and their government."
"But that is not what President Biden promised when he ran for president. Mr. Biden handily beat the left’s candidate, Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), in the Democratic primaries, arguing that one need not stage a revolution to do good," the editorial board wrote. "He spoke about returning normalcy and competence to Washington, not renegotiating the social contract."
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