Sanders not ruling out trips to Manchin, Sinema home states to pitch spending plans

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Sanders made the remarks in an interview with Politico published Thursday as he ramps up travel to promote the massive spending bill, which Democrats hope to pass without Republican support using a process called budget reconciliation.

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