He said that 48 out of 50 members of the Senate Democratic caucus support the bill, as do 210 members of the House: "And, by the way, the president of the United States supports this bill."
"Two people do not have the right to sabotage what 48 want, what the president of the United States wants. That, to me, is wrong," Sanders added later. ... Sanders said he's unsure what Manchin means by saying he does not want the country to become an "entitlement society." Sanders cited findings that $300 direct child tax payments have helped cut childhood poverty. The Democrats' proposal would extend those payments through 2025.
"Is protecting working families and cutting childhood poverty an 'entitlement?'" Sanders asked.
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"Does Sen. Manchin really believe that seniors are not entitled to digest their food, and that they're not entitled to hear and see properly?" Sanders said. "Is that really too much to ask in the richest country on Earth that elderly people have teeth in their mouth and can see and can hear?
Straight into my veins, please!
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Moops? "I thought you were making up diseases? That's spontaneous dental hydroplosion."