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Progressives: Our Time Is Now. Manchin: Not So Fast.

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The Georgia Senate wins put Democrats in charge of agenda in Washington, and while progressives are determined to use that to their advantage, their influence will have limits.

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As Democrats prepare to assume total political power in Washington in the wake of twin Georgia Senate wins, the most progressive among them in Congress see an opening to pursue a policy agenda that would have been largely shelved had the state broke for the GOP.

Among the most immediate objectives...

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