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Overcoming House GOP leader’s filibuster, House passes Biden’s Build Back Better bill

November 19, 2021 By Mark Gruenberg And John Wojcik

Sen. Bernie Sanders, meanwhile, votes down the military budget, declaring that the BBB is far more important than more money for war.

Marchers challenge Biden to act now on voting rights

November 17, 2021 By Mark Gruenberg

Poor Peoples Campaign and others descend on White House to underline the threat to democracy posed by GOP voter suppression.

Workers welcome OSHA emergency antivirus standard; GOP doesn’t

November 5, 2021 By Mark Gruenberg

Standard sharply reduces the fear workers have had to go to work with uncertainty about getting infected with the virus and fear of unpaid sick time.

House vote on historic Build Back Better and infrastructure bills draws near

November 4, 2021 By John Wojcik And Mark Gruenberg

As Dems manage to get family leave and lower prescription prices back into the human infrastructure measure, they face continued sniping from so-called “moderates.”

With Dems bargaining down BBB bill, groups scramble to save provisions

October 21, 2021 By PAI

The enactment of a strong social safety is seen as critical to Democratic Party chances in the 2022 mid-term elections.