Reply #38: So did Al push the Progressive Caucus budget?

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Bernie Sanders is the only Progressive Caucus member from the Senate. Their budget was genreally ignored by Democrats. Maybe it's "hard to convince people" because until Democrats unite and find their voice there's no way to be heard, no way to effectively fight. They had a great progressive budget handed to them that they could have fought for. 108 House Dems voted against it in April. As far as I know the Senate never voted on it. What coverage did it even get? What chance did it get- despite the fact it does exactly what polls say people want? Democrats should have been loudly behind it...but they were not. Republican Senator Hatch said more about it than I've heard from any Democrat.

Hatch said on May 25:
“What budget would the majority of Senate Democrats support if they could? It is the House Progressive Caucus’ budget — an intellectually honest presentation of the liberal fiscal policy position. For interested folks, take a look at pages H2862—H2870 of the Congressional Record of April 15, 2011. There you will find the House Progressive Caucus budget’s fine print and the debate over it. I ask unanimous consent to include a copy of that budget in the record. The Progressive Caucus budget is real and it is ambitious. It is also politically risky. Like the House budget developed by Chairman Ryan, it took political courage. It’s a statement of policy principles and numbers.”

Did any Democrat in the Senate say as much? I really like my Senator Al. I admire Congressman & Progressive Caucus member Keith Ellison more. I think Hatch asks a great question.