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This reconciliation bill is being opposed by every Republican in Congress as well as the drug companies, the insurance companies, the fossil fuel industry and the billionaire class. They want to maintain the status quo in which the rich get richer.

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"Many of us made a major compromise in going from the $6 trillion bill that we wanted" to the proposed $3.5 trillion package, said Sen. Bernie Sanders.

"Never in our lifetime has there been a piece of legislation which goes as far as this does to address the long-neglected needs of the working class and the middle class of this country."

"We have got to address the reality that a very significant and growing number of Americans no longer have faith that their government is concerned about their needs. This takes us to the whole threat of Trumpism and the attacks on democracy."

Congressional approval of the resolution is crucial first step by Democrats toward enacting President Biden's domestic agenda. The president and Democratic caucus are prepared to go forward in addressing the long-neglected needs of working families.

If our budget passes, it would be one of the most important pieces of legislation since the New Deal. But we must fight for it.

The senator is willing to break a few eggs, over easy, to get Democrats back on track to their working-class roots. He sees this moment as a chance to “address concerns progressives have had for decades.”

Most Americans still think positively of capitalism, but that’s beginning to change among young adults...If capitalism has begun to lose its shine, what solutions do people prefer? Socialism, for one.