Sen. Bernie Sanders opposes cutting the income cap for $1,400 stimulus checks

By: Jacob Pramuk; CNBC Sen. Bernie Sanders said Sunday that he opposes cutting the income threshold for receiving $1,400 direct payments in the next coronavirus relief bill, underscoring a split Democrats will need to resolve before they can pass the $1.9 trillion package. The Democrats’ most conservative member — Sen. Joe Manchin of West Virginia — has raised concerns that stimulus checks as currently

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Bernie Sanders Hails Budget Resolution for ‘Working People’ as New Stimulus Nears

By: Oscar Quine; Newsweek Bernie Sanders joined Democrats in celebrating the passing of the party’s budget resolution, saying it embodied “the agenda of the working people of America.” The resolution is a key procedural step to allowing Democrats to pass President Biden’s COVID-19 relief package without fear of filibuster from Republicans. “The agenda of the budget resolution passed today is not the agenda of wealthy campaign

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Bernie Sanders Confident Dems Can Pass $1.4K Stimulus Checks, COVID Relief Without Republicans

By: Jason Lemon; Newsweek Senator Bernie Sanders expressed confidence that Democrats can pass President Joe Biden‘s $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief package—which includes $1,400 stimulus checks— without Republican support after GOP senators put forward a significantly smaller package. A group of 10 Senate Republicans, led by Senator Susan Collins of Maine, sent a letter to the White House on Sunday requesting a meeting with Biden to discuss a smaller

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Sanders says Democrats have the votes to pass Covid-19 relief bill through reconciliation

By: Nicky Robertson; CNN Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders said Sunday that he thinks there are enough Democratic votes to pass a massive Covid-19 relief package through a process known as reconciliation as the country grapples with the economic fallout of the pandemic.” I believe that we do,” the incoming chairman of the Senate Budget Committee said when asked during an interview with ABC whether

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Bernie Sanders claps back at billionaire’s criticism: ‘Cry me a river’

By: Lexi Lonas; The Hill Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) responded on Twitter to criticism from billionaire Leon Cooperman who said the idea of a “fair share” was “bullshit.” “Oh look, another billionaire is mad that he might have to pay more taxes while children in America go hungry and veterans sleep on the street,” Sanders tweeted. “Cry me a river.” Cooperman is

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Bernie Sanders Meme Merchandise Earns $1.8 Million for Vermont Charities

By: Derrick Bryson & Johnny Diaz; The New York Times Sales of T-shirts and sweatshirts featuring the viral image of a cross-legged, mitten-wearing Senator Bernie Sanders bundled up for a cold Inauguration Day have raised nearly $2 million for Vermont charities, his campaign announced on Wednesday. The merchandise, which includes a “Chairman Sanders” crew neck that sold for $45 on

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