Sanders refuses to negotiate a "compromise" to make the family aid bill smaller, saying that he's already done that negotiation and the current bill is the deal that was agreed on.

It's a standard tactic of right-wing politicians, whether Republican or Democrat, to demand we meet them half-way, starting from a deal in which we met them half way. The result is to meet them three-quarters of the way. Then they may try it again and demand another eighth. Usually Democrats go along with that, but progressives today won't do it.

If we can't help renegotiating, we should start from our original starting proposal — the whole of what we really ought to do for non-rich Americans.