DigitalDrifter
Diamond Member
He meant Communism, not democracy.
Independent Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont, the progressive firebrand and chairman of the Senate Budget Committee, said on Wednesday that American democracy would be imperiled if key progressive priorities were left out of the "Build Back Better" reconciliation bill, which is central to President Joe Biden's domestic agenda.
- Sanders said progressive priorities in the "Build Back Better" plan were crucial to US democracy.
- If they don't pass, "the very fabric of American democracy is in danger," he told reporters.
- Democrats are still trying to come to an agreement over the social-spending bill.