Bernie Sanders Refuses to Accept Further Cuts to the Budget Bill.

I have never seen progressives show so much strength.

Lauren Elizabeth
3 min readSep 17, 2021
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For as long as I have been following politics, it’s certainly no secret that few — if anyone — have inspired me and filled me with hope more than Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders. While I have had my differences of opinion with him in terms of strategy in the past, watching him drop out of the 2020 democratic primary was incredibly painful and taught me lessons that will stay with me for years and years to come. That said, while the 2020 primary may be over, Bernie Sanders continues to lead by example with his good intentions and firm advocacy for the American people, and his determination only seems to have grown stronger.

Perhaps one of my biggest critiques of the Senator is his hesitancy to criticize his fellow Democrats publicly, no matter what the issue may be. Personally, the issue of the $15 minimum wage comes to mind. That said, Bernie seems to have determined it is time to draw the line, has planted his feet firmly in the ground, and proven without a shadow of a doubt that there is about to be a war within the Democratic party over the fate of the budget bill and the policy proposals that lie within it.

Zoe Strozewski with Newsweek writes:

“Vermont Senator Bernie

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Lauren Elizabeth
Lauren Elizabeth

Written by Lauren Elizabeth

Lauren is a writer & leftist with analysis on topics related to politics & policy. She can be reached at LaurenMartinchek@gmail.com or Twitter @xlauren_mx

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