Democratic Senator Slams Bernie Sanders, AOC for Stimulus Deal Criticism
On 12/17/20 at 1:16 PM EST
Democratic Senator Mark Warner fired back at his progressive colleagues for criticizing the bipartisan coronavirus relief bill he helped draft. These are folks who never negotiated any deal that I think has ever been successful, Warner told MSNBC on Thursday.
Congress is scrambling to pass a second stimulus package ahead of the holidays.
Six months after the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act expired, lawmakers remain unable to see eye to eye. A group of bipartisan senators, including Warner, introduced a $908 billion proposal on Monday in hopes of breaking the stalemate.