Democratic lawmakers from New Hampshire unite against President Donald Trump’s $3.4 trillion bill, but the party’s progressive base is “frustrated” with the lack of action in the fight against the Republican package.
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MANCHESTER,N.H.–Theall-DemocratcongressionaldelegationinswingstateNewHampshireisteaminguptotargetPresidentDonaldTrump’s“big,beautifulbill”thathesignedintolaw.
“ThebigbeautifulbetrayaloftheAmericanpeople”ishowlongtimeSen.JeanneShaheen,thedeanofthedelegation,describedthesweepingRepublican-crafteddomesticpolicypackage.
Sen.MaggieHassan,D-N.H.,chargedthatthetaxcutsandspendingmeasure,whichpassedtheHouseandSenatelastweekbyrazor-thinmarginsalongnearlyparty-linevotesintheGOP-controlledchambers,was“immoral,irrational,andimpractical.”
Rep.ChrisPappas,who’srunninginnextyear’smidtermelectionsintheracetosucceedtheretiringShaheen,arguedthatthebillis“adisasterfortheAmericanpeople.”
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