Senate Democrats plan to spend hours this week repeating a concise, anti-billionaire message criticizing Republicans’ budget plan.
The upcoming budget “vote-a-rama” — likely Thursday night into Friday morning — will give Democrats the chance to force votes on dozens of amendments and hammer Republicans for favoring the wealthy in the budget framework for GOP tax and spending plans. The marathon session is a rare chance for the minority party to exert power over the reconciliation process immune to filibuster.
“We’ll be very active, and I’ll certainly make the point that those at the very top can pretty much pay little ...