Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.V., says he cannot yet support the Build Back Better budget deal containing much of President Biden’s domestic agenda and told House progressives to stop holding up a bipartisan infrastructure deal.
framework of the Build Back Better plan
The bipartisan infrastructure measure — negotiated by Manchin, Sinema and other moderates — easily passed the Senate in August, although a number of Democratic senators said they were supporting it only with the expectation that a larger budget package would also pass to fulfill the majority of the party’s domestic agenda. With slim margins in the House, progressives have the ability to kill the infrastructure bill until they’re confident Build Back Better has the votes to succeed.
In a statement responding to Manchin’s comments, White House press secretary Jen Psaki expressed optimism that the West Virginia senator can still be won over. “Experts agree: Seventeen Nobel Prize-winning economists have said it will reduce inflation. As a result, we remain confident that the plan will gain Sen. Manchin’s support.”
Manchin’s position on Build Back Better has been a continuing problem for President Biden as he tries to pass his agenda. Last month, as the president prepared to leave for the United Nations climate conference in Scotland, Manchin. The president has repeatedly said that, aside from Sinema and Manchin, the Democratic caucus is ready to vote for Build Back Better.
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