What Can Sanders Do as Budget Chair? – Rob Johnson and Paul Jay
Channel: New Economic Thinking
Date: 2021-01-20

As Chair of the Senate Budget Committee, Bernie Sanders can force votes on Medicare for All and cuts to the military budget. He will face opposition from the GOP and within the Democratic Party. Rob Johnson was a Senior Economist for the Budget Committee and Chief Economist for the Senate Banking Committee. He joins Paul Jay on theAnalysis.news podcast.

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