Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer says lawmakers will vote early next year on the roughly $2 trillion education, healthcare and climate package, despite Sen. Joe Manchin not being on board
left Democrats grasping for a new path forward Monday, with Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer saying that the Senate would vote on the bill early next year despite the pivotal lawmaker not being on board.
a day earlier, the West Virginia Democrat said Monday that lawmakers should start from square one to rebuild a potential package and criticized the White House for its handling of the talks. Mr. Manchin’s position effectively killed the bill in its current form and put President Biden’s economic agenda in jeopardy.
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