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The New York congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez has fired back at the West Virginia senator Joe Manchin for referring to her as “the young lady”, in the latest escalation in a bitter intra-party spat over the size and scale of Democrats’ social spending bill.
Joe Biden’s economic agenda depends on Democrats’ ability to overcome internal divisions and enact what would be the largest expansion of the social safety net in generations.
Related: ‘Weird, patronizing behavior’: AOC lets rip at Manchin’s ‘young lady’ remark
Here’s where the day stands so far: