Dems fume as agenda hits brick wall in Senate that ‘sucks’ – POLITICO

Senate Democrats are openly venting their frustration at the stalled state of both elections reform and President Joe Biden s sweeping spending ambitions as their work winds down for the year.

Front and center is the imminent expiration of the expanded child tax credit, now caught up in a dispute between most of the party and Sen. Joe Manchin of West Virginia Democrats are also staring at an impasse over proposals to weaken the filibuster and pass their elections bill via a simple majority, as the party remains several votes short of what they need to change the Senate rules.

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