Sanders blames media for Americans not knowing details of Biden spending plan

[Uncle Joe]

Senate Budget Committee Chairman Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) blamed the media, in part, for Americans not knowing what is in a sweeping social spending plan being negotiated by the White House and Congressional Democrats.

Sanders, in a statement, said it is "absurd" that many Americans don't know what is in President Biden's plan and, while cautioning that there could be many reasons for that, launched a broadside against how the bill has been covered by the press.

"The reality that the mainstream media has done an exceptionally poor job in covering what actually is in the legislation," Sanders said.

"There have been endless stories about the politics of passing Build Back Better, the role of the president, the conflicts in the House and the Senate, the opposition of two senators, the size of the bill, etc. – but very limited coverage as to what the provisions of the bill are and the crises for working people that they address," he added.

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https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/577016-sanders-blames-media-for-americans-not-knowing-details-of-biden-spending-plan

I couldn't agree more.

[murielm99]

1. For a change,

I agree with Bernie.

[Duppers]

2. K & R

[JudyM]

3. K&R. We could create more media events.

And get Lakoff or someone like him to lead a strategic communications team. Right now. Dem messaging sorely needs more intensive work. The other side is all about the messaging, with no content except hate, disparagement and fear-mongering. Our message is light years better but languishes in terms of punch.

[ancianita]

4. Yay! Media listen to him but they probably won't report that he said this about them.

[Uncle Joe]

5. Jake Tapper and his cadre seemed more put off by democracy breaking out in West Virginia

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than in that state being exceptionally vulnerable to climate change with their Senator wanting to gut the fight against it.

The corporate media will almost always place corporate interests over those of the public good, ironically in their self serving shortsightedness, ultimately they will doom the former as well.

[ancianita]

6. Definitely always. Corporate media always back their favorite fellow subsidiary team in Congress.