Why Spending Too Little Could Backfire on Democrats

Published: Oct. 26, 2021, 9:45 a.m.

b'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.'