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Democrats quickly began pounding on and fundraising off GOP senators who blocked the commission.
They say the vote gives them an argument to use against Republicans in the midterm elections.
Republicans say they were wary of allowing a partisan commission to move forward.
Democrats hoping to hold their House and Senate majorities have an unspoken message to Republicans who voted to block the creation of a January 6 commission: Thank you.
Party leaders almost immediately began fundraising and pounding on Republicans who opposed a procedural Senate vote Friday on legislation to create the commission to investigate the pro-Trump insurrection at the US Capitol.
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Liberals to Biden: Ditch the infrastructure talks with Republicans
Rep. Mark Pocan called the GOP’s latest counteroffer “ridiculous” and said the Republicans might as well have proposed paying for it with a “bake sale.
Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand takes questions during a news conference in New York, Sunday, March 14, 2021. | Seth Wenig/AP Photo
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Progressives are ready to pull the plug on President Joe Biden’s weeks of infrastructure negotiations with Republicans.
Liberal Democrats are speaking out at an awkward time, as Biden’s Cabinet officials held their latest talks with Senate Republicans on Tuesday, but many of them have already moved on from the White House’s efforts at bipartisanship. These Democrats say they re worried that by cutting a deal with the GOP on roads and bridges, they risk losing out on a generational opportunity to expand paid family leave and child tax credits and invest in green energy.