Jayapal pushes Biden to go further on progressive priorities

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Rep. Pramila Jayapal pushed President Joe Biden on Thursday to push further on issues including student debt and Covid-19 relief, but said he overall has done "really well" on progressive issues.

Jayapal (D-Wash.), the chair of the Congressional Progressive Caucus, said at a POLITICO Playbook event Thursday that Biden’s $1.9 trillion relief package “should be the floor.” Jayapal argued the package should be between $3 and $4 trillion to meet Americans’ needs.

“If anything, we should strengthen it, not weaken it,” Jayapal said, outlining progressive priorities, including a $15 minimum wage, ensuring immigrants have access to “all of the relief” and a path to citizenship for essential workers.

Progressives Democrats have expressed skepticism that Biden’s calls for utility and bipartisanship on a coronavirus relief deal will bear legislative fruit. Moderates have called for patience to allow more time for centrists to come on board. Key unemployment benefits expire in mid-March.

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