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[–] kautau@lemmy.world 26 points 4 months ago

Those are valiant causes, and I am a democrat. But did the party rally behind them? The GOP frequently votes unanimously to gut social spending, strengthen the military, etc, but I wish the democrats did the opposite, unanimously, and voted for every social good we should pass

https://www.politico.com/news/2023/06/01/senate-repeals-bidens-student-debt-relief-00099682

https://www.newsweek.com/two-democrats-vote-end-bidens-student-loan-cancellation-1803948

https://newrepublic.com/post/173165/three-senators-helped-republicans-block-bidens-student-loan-relief

https://www.washingtonpost.com/graphics/politics/policy-2020/medicare-for-all/