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Biden Built Back Better Relations With the Left—Now He Faces the Ultimate Test

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“In the House, they assumed progressives would be the issue,” said one Democratic operative. “And now, the moderates are like, ‘Where’s my lollipop?’”

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When the top progressive in the U.S. House, Rep. Pramila Jayapal (D-WA), went on Rachel Maddow’s show last week, she used the massive platform to reiterate a threat: that her bloc of lawmakers would vote against a bipartisan infrastructure bill if it weren’t paired with a bill containing the health...

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