Washington Post columnist E.J. Dionne on Sunday wrote a column begging Democrats to not just pass their agenda through Congress, but to then pivot to proudly telling the American public about what they've achieved.
In the column, titled "Take the win, Democrats, and don't look back," Dionne cautions Democrats against having a defeatist attitude after the party has spent months fighting amongst itself to hammer out agreements on President Joe Biden's "Build Back Better" agenda.
"For God's sake, don't moan about what might have been," writes Dionne, who goes on to implore Democrats against repeating "past mistakes by letting their opponents define what they have done and complain about the things left undone."
Dionne then listed some of the important investments being made in the framework released late last week by the White House after lengthy negotiations with Sens. Joe Manchin (D-WV) and Kyrsten Sinema (D-AZ).
"Trump spent four years promising investments in the nation's physical infrastructure. Biden got it done with bipartisan support," he writes. "The Build Back Better bill includes a record investment to fight climate change, new programs for affordable housing and increased assistance to make postsecondary education more affordable... For families earning up to $150,000 annually, it extends the child tax credit of $300 a month for each child for parents of kids under 6, and $250 a month for each child aged 6 to 17. It's a policy many conservatives have endorsed."