Liberal voters push Democrats to a new nuclear age
Washington (CNN)Spurned on health care by hard-line Republicans, President Donald Trump's White House is now looking for Democratic assistance to confirm Neil Gorsuch to the Supreme Court, advance a massive new infrastructure investment and fund the government.
The Democratic base doesn't want any part of it.
Washington (CNN)Spurned on health care by hard-line Republicans, President Donald Trump's White House is now looking for Democratic assistance to confirm Neil Gorsuch to the Supreme Court, advance a massive new infrastructure investment and fund the government.
The Democratic base doesn't want any part of it.
Instead, progressives are continuing to demand total opposition to Trump.
With the confirmation fight over Gorsuch and a deadline to fund the government both looming, Democratic lawmakers are under intense pressure not to give an inch, even if that means forcing what could be a losing battle over the filibuster in the Senate.
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But liberal groups aren't concerned about losing that potential leverage for future confirmation fights.
The Progressive Change Campaign Committee sent a letter to members in Vermont this week criticizing Sen. Patrick Leahy over what the group called "squishy comments" about confirming Gorsuch. He'd said he is "not inclined to filibuster" Gorsuch.
It's not just Gorsuch. The Congressional Hispanic Caucus on Monday sent a letter to House budget-writers urging them to reject Trump's request for border wall funding as a deadline to fund the government and avert a shutdown draws closer -- signaling that any effort to implement a key Trump campaign promise could trigger another major battle.
"Across issues, the Republican agenda represents handouts to giant corporations and the rich while a populist progressive agenda fights for the little guy," said Progressive caucus co-founder Adam Green. Those are two completely opposite directions, and Trump has broken his campaign promises by running full-steam toward corporate welfare over and over again."
I applaud this strategy
I applaud this strategy too.....can't wait for the mid-terms.....
Spurned on health care by hard-line Republicans, if you thought Trumps plan was bad, you'd kill yourself if the hard-line Republicans got their way
President Donald Trump's White House looking for Democratics to confirm Neil Gorsuch to the Supreme Court, Dems would be smart to take the easy or they'll get nuked and still lose
advance a massive new infrastructure investment...obstruction will be left wing suicide in 2018
fund the government. ...love it...I always wanted to blame the left for a gov. shutdown
Go for it, bac....write your congressmen.
I applaud this strategy