Elizabeth Warren Gets Senate Democratic Leadership Spot

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WASHINGTON -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) gained a leadership position in the Senate Democratic caucus Thursday, giving the prominent progressive senator a seat at the table in shaping the party's policy priorities.

Warren's new role will be in shaping the party's messaging and policy. She will also serve as a liaison to progressive groups. She was elevated to the role Thursday morning, when Senate Democrats held their leadership elections in the Capitol.

Sources told The Huffington Post that Warren had the strong support of Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.), who wanted her as part of his team. The fact that she will be in the weekly leadership meetings and will help shape what the caucus is doing on policy is significant for progressives.

Reid's support for Warren also underscores his desire to push progressive policies in the next Congress, which his office has confirmed.

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After the midterm elections, Warren wrote an op-ed in The Washington Post that called on Congress and the administration to move forward with progressive proposals instead of cutting deals with Republicans simply for the sake of doing so.

'Yes, we need action,' she said. 'But action must be focused in the right place: on ending tax laws riddled with loopholes that favor giant corporations, on breaking up the financial institutions that continue to threaten our economy, and on giving people struggling with high-interest student loans the same chance to refinance their debt that every Wall Street corporation enjoys.

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