Schumer Says Centrists and Progressives Need Each Other

Politico: “This week, with the slimmest possible Democratic majority and in the same 16-hour period, Schumer’s two wings flew in unison. Sanders and other progressives voted for the bipartisan infrastructure plan, and moderates voted for a budget that sets up a $3.5 trillion spending bill.”

“It was a distillation of one of the trickiest balancing acts in Schumer’s career — something that the New York Democrat is getting used to while captaining a 50-50 Senate for longer than anyone in history.”

“His path to resolving internal caucus battles, Schumer said, is ‘not mysterious. I preach how we each need each other. And without unity we have nothing.’”