Sanders Warns That Dragging Out Talks With GOP Could Lose Congress for Dems Sen. Bernie Sanders attends the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee markup of the Surface Transportation Reauthorization Act of 2021 on May 26, 2021, in Washington, D.C. Caroline Brehman / CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images By Reading List As the White House’s fruitless infrastructure talks with Republican lawmakers persist with no deal in sight, Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont warned Thursday that Democrats risk losing control of Congress if they get bogged down in unending negotiations with the GOP and fail to urgently confront the climate emergency, soaring prescription drug prices, and other key issues.