Mastodawn

A major housing bill passed the Senate yesterday with 89 votes, and we actually have two stories about it. First, here's Bob Kuttner on Elizabeth Warren's talent to find areas to partner with Republicans on bills that do deliver some degree of economic populism: prospect.org/2026/03/13/e...

Elizabeth Warren’s Amazingly P...

Elizabeth Warren’s Amazingly Progressive Housing Bill

How the Massachusetts senator enlisted most Senate Republicans to support sweeping legislation

The American Prospect

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David Dayen Mar 13

Then I wrote about the late attack on the bill from Brian Schatz, the heir apparent to Chuck Schumer in Senate Dem leadership. Schatz never filed an amendment to fix his complaint & he didn't flip a single vote; he just loudly signaled his support for private equity. prospect.org/2026/03/13/b...

Brian Schatz’s Signals of Comf...

Brian Schatz’s Signals of Comfort With Big Money

The Hawaii senator and heir apparent to Chuck Schumer attacked a bipartisan housing bill without trying to fix it, merely to show support for private equity.

The American Prospect

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David Dayen Mar 13

"In some circles, to ‘Schatz’ something is starting to be used as a verb, by which I mean undermining bills that take on corporate power, pretending to be motivated by progressive concerns, when it is transparent to everyone involved that he is just trying to build chits with powerful industries"

Brian Schatz’s Signals of Comf...

Brian Schatz’s Signals of Comfort With Big Money

The Hawaii senator and heir apparent to Chuck Schumer attacked a bipartisan housing bill without trying to fix it, merely to show support for private equity.

The American Prospect

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Bruce Mirken Mar 13

@ddayen.bsky.social #BrianSchatz is one of my senators. He's the worst sort of mushy corporate Democrat. #Hawaii needs to do better. (Our other senator, Mazie Hirono, is pretty good)