Schumer Rolled the Dice on Party Unity — and Won

Politico: “Passage of the Covid aid bill validated an argument Schumer has made for more years now, that Democrats erred by trying to bring Republicans on board for a big relief plan during the last economic crisis in 2009. This time around, Republicans weren’t ‘even in the ballpark’ when they offered a $600 billion spending bill as a compromise, said Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL).”

“So instead of searching for bipartisan support and potentially watering down a historic bill that beefs up pensions, health care and crucial unemployment benefits, Schumer rolled the dice on total party unity — and succeeded.”