FIGHT ON
“We all felt that something needed to be done,” Khanna told The Daily Beast about the late-night strategy session.
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SET BACK
“If you’ll pardon my language, we’re done f*cking around,” said a source close to the White House who has been in touch with administration officials about the wage discussions.
Strange Bedfellows
Neera Tanden managed to do the impossible by uniting progressives with their inter-party nemesis over their shared disapproval of her nomination to lead OMB.
WHERE IT HAPPENS
“Progressives are a big part of our party and making sure their voices are heard here at the White House is a big part of my job,” Chief of Staff Ron Klain told The Daily Beast.
NOW OR NEVER?
“[W]e feel this is one of the most important things you can do in COVID relief, and it’ll have an ongoing impact after COVID is done,” Rep. Mark Pocan (D-WI) said.
OLD FOES
In one bizarre utterance, Sen. John Kennedy (R-LA), told Tanden that she “called Senator Sanders everything but an ignorant slut.”
BYGONES BE BYGONES?
OMB nominee Neera Tanden fielded criticisms from Republicans on the Homeland Security Committee on Tuesday. But on Wednesday, the tough questions could come from the left.
BACKUP
“It seems obvious that when elected officials get those kinds of threats, the House ought to provide for people’s security needs,” said Joe Dinkin of the Working Families Party.
GO BIG
President Joe Biden supports eliminating $10,000 of federal student loan debt per student through legislation, but Schumer, Warren, and "Squad" members want him to do more.
NEW SQUAD RECRUIT
“Cori has been a fighter her whole life,” said Mondaire Jones, a fellow freshman Democrat.