Progressives Play Hardball with Biden and Win

Punchbowl News: “We have absolutely no idea whether the White House’s effort to halt evictions in Covid danger zones will work. We have no idea if a court will strike it down. We have no idea whether Congress will eventually be forced to pass a new law preventing landlords from booting their tenants during a pandemic.”

“But what we do know is that progressives in Congress feel emboldened in standing up to the White House, and that should help give new shape to the administration’s relationship with the left on Capitol Hill.”

Said Rep. Alexandria Ocasio Cortez (D-NY): “When you have to play hardball, you have to play hardball. And we’re not afraid to do that.”