Brian Deese, director of the White House's National Economic Council, expressed optimism about the Build Back Better Act's prospects days after President Biden's social spending package passed in the House.
Sen. Jon Tester (D-Mont.) said on Sunday that his fellow Democratic lawmakers need to be open to compromise as the Build Back Better Act heads to the Senate following months of negotiations.
Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.) said on Sunday that Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) “has come a long way on paid leave” as the Senate gets ready to take up the social spending bill after the Thanksgiving break.
Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) said that Democrats can only get funding for “their giveaway programs,” apparently including provisions in their roughly $2 trillion social spending and climate bill, from the middle class.
New Hampshire Gov. Chris Sununu (R) on Sunday dismissed Democrats’ claims that their massive social spending and climate package is fully paid for, arguing “nobody buys that.”
Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg on Sunday shot down suggestions of a rivalry between him and Vice President Kamala Harris, insisting that they are too busy focusing on the administration's goals to feud with each other.
President Biden’s chief medical adviser Anthony Fauci said on Sunday that he hopes COVID-19 boosters will increase vaccine durability so that “you will not necessarily need it” every six months or year.
Republican Virginia Lt. Gov.-elect Winsome Sears on Sunday would not share her COVID-19 vaccination status following last month when she declined to say if she is vaccinated, contending that asking about such statuses becomes a “slippery slope” because it can lead to requests for other medical information.
“If you don't need to buy a car right now, wait it out. If you don't need to buy some of those other things that are goods that people have spent so much on. If you can wait it out a little bit, we're going to see some discounting on the other side of this, which makes it more of a boom-bust cycle. But it is you know, being able to pace yourself in terms of what you really need,” Diane Swonk said during “This Week” on ABC.
Former New Jersey Republican Gov. Chris Christie said on Sunday that former President Trump must stop talking about his belief that the 2020 presidential election was "stolen" and instead focus on the future if he wants to run again in 2024.
New Hampshire Gov. Chris Sununu (R) on Sunday sidestepped a question on any presidential ambitions in 2024, saying he is focused on his work in the Granite State.
“Look, we are a state that has a long, proud tradition of responsible gun ownership. And most of us here in Texas do not want to see our friends, our family members, our neighbors shot up with these weapons of war. So yes, I still hold this view,” Democratic Texas gubernatorial candidate Beto O’Rourke said.
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