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Congressional Democrats have an 'inaction plan': Taking a Meaningless Progressive Stand in Congress

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Martin Heinrich (D-NM)

Heidi Heitkamp (D-ND)

Angus King (I-ME)

Amy Klobuchar (D-MN)

Joe Manchin (D-WV)

Claire McCaskill (D-MO)

Gary Peters (D-MI)

Debbie Stabenow (D-MI)

Jon Tester (D-MT)


They of course are not the only pro-corporate Democratic senators. There are plenty more who can be counted on to vote to further enrich the rich and empower the powerful when called upon to do so -- people like Sen. Charles Schumer (D-NY) and Cory Booker (D-NJ) for example.


This will be important when, later this year, we see Republicans in Congress putting forwards bills to gut Social Security and Medicare, to step up military funding, and to further undermine environmental, banking and worker safety regulation, for example.


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