Speaker Pelosi says she’s “disappointed” that Democrats must lower the price tag of the $3.5 trillion social safety net package, suggests they may have to make some sacrifices.
The speaker said that members of her caucus have told her that they still want to includesuch as universal pre-K, home health care, the child tax credit and tuition-free community college. She suggested that in order to keep all of those proposals in the measure, Democrats would have to pare back the number of years of guaranteed funding.
"The time is now," said Sanders during a press call on Tuesday."This to me is not negotiable, this is what the American people want." But, she reiterated that she won’t bring a bill to the House floor that can’t also pass the Senate, where Democrats can’t afford to lose any votes and moderates have balked at the $3.5 trillion price tag.
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