President Biden traveled to Philadelphia to pump up lawmakers who are on the ballot this fall and are already getting an earful from constituents about higher costs for gas and groceries.
"It's always a problem when overpromises are made, and I do think that there was a problem with some things being overpromised," she said."I don't understand the overpromising thing. Elections are won on people believing your vision," she said.
Democratic lawmakers across the political spectrum emphasized that Democrats need to remind voters about what they did get done — items like the COVID-19 relief and infrastructure bills — instead of getting bogged down in process arguments about other agenda items that have been blocked.Rep. Maxine Waters, D-Calif.
"It's very important for the executive to act if we cannot get legislative action immediately," said House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, noting that the Emancipation Proclamation was an executive order.
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