Sanders, Slotkin won’t back Schumer as Senate Democratic leader

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Sens. Bernie Sanders and Elissa Slotkin said they will not support Chuck Schumer as leader of the incoming Senate Democratic majority. Sanders cited Schumer's record on income and wealth inequality as a reason for his opposition.

Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) and Sen. Elissa Slotkin (D-Mich.) said they won’t be supporting Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) as leader of the incoming Democratic majority in the Senate.  Sanders, a former presidential candidate and leader of progressives in the Senate, said Schumer had not been doing enough to end income and wealth inequality. “I don’t…