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Strange but true: Bernie's pragmatic turn
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27 minutes
Released:
Jul 30, 2021
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Podcast episode
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Bernie Sanders is behaving a lot like a pragmatist (just don’t say it to
his face). As the Senate Budget chair and a member of Sen. Chuck
Schumer’s leadership team, the 79-year-old progressive is one of the
most powerful people in Washington and finally has the opportunity he’s
been waiting for his whole career: to pass a reconciliation bill with
sweeping social reforms. If successful, the $3.5 trillion bill would be
the biggest ever passed by Congress. The trick: Can he get it past the
members of his own party?
Rachael Bade is a Playbook co-author for POLITICO.
Laura Barrón-López is a White House correspondent for POLITICO.
Faiz Shakir is an advisor to Senator Bernie Sanders.
Adrienne Hurst is a producer for POLITICO audio.
Annie Rees is a producer for POLITICO audio.
Jenny Ament is the senior producer for POLITICO audio.
Irene Noguchi is the executive producer of POLITICO audio.
Read more: Strange but true: Bernie takes a 'very pragmatic' turn
his face). As the Senate Budget chair and a member of Sen. Chuck
Schumer’s leadership team, the 79-year-old progressive is one of the
most powerful people in Washington and finally has the opportunity he’s
been waiting for his whole career: to pass a reconciliation bill with
sweeping social reforms. If successful, the $3.5 trillion bill would be
the biggest ever passed by Congress. The trick: Can he get it past the
members of his own party?
Rachael Bade is a Playbook co-author for POLITICO.
Laura Barrón-López is a White House correspondent for POLITICO.
Faiz Shakir is an advisor to Senator Bernie Sanders.
Adrienne Hurst is a producer for POLITICO audio.
Annie Rees is a producer for POLITICO audio.
Jenny Ament is the senior producer for POLITICO audio.
Irene Noguchi is the executive producer of POLITICO audio.
Read more: Strange but true: Bernie takes a 'very pragmatic' turn
Released:
Jul 30, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode
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