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When Democrats first set out to expand the social safety net, they envisioned a piece of legislation as transformational as what the party has achieved in the 1960s. In the process, they hoped that they\u2019d win back the working-class voters the party had since lost.\n\nBut now that they\u2019re on the brink of reaching a deal, the question is whether the enormous cuts and compromises they\u2019ve made will make it impossible to fulfill either ambition.\n\nGuest: Jonathan Weisman, a congressional correspondent for The Times.