AOC On Democrats $3.5 Trillion Bill: ‘This Conversation Shouldn’t Be About Numbers’
During an interview with CBS News’ Margaret Brennan over the weekend, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) said that the debate over the Democrats’ $3.5 trillion social spending bill “shouldn’t be about numbers.” “The head of your caucus, the progressive caucus, was on another network this morning and Rep. Jayapal said $1.5 trillion is just too small,” Brennan said. “That’s the number that Senate moderates, Joe Manchin in particular, want to get down to. President Biden, according to our reporting from Ed O’Keefe, our correspondent, says you’re going to have to settle for about $2 trillion. Is that an acceptable ceiling for


