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Build Back Better may be dead, for now, but Democrats are so desperate for a win that they’re seeking to bring it back to a point where Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV) may be able to support the reconciliation spending bill. As Naomi Jagoda reported for The Hill on Thursday, ” Democrats look to scale back Biden bill to get it passed .”
Manchin’s issues with the bill have indeed revolved around cost. The House last month passed a version of the bill that was approximately $2 trillion. Sen. Manchin has floated numbers around $1.5 trillion as something he would accept.
Specific parts of the bill that were problematic for Manchin included child tax credit and paid family leave, as he was concerned that these entitlement programs could be abused or would add too much to the deficit.
A score from the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) laid out how Build Back Better would add $3 trillion to the deficit from 2022 to 2031 if those programs were made permanent. Manchin was reportedly “stunned,” Leah highlighted .
As Jagoda’s reporting detailed, a way to get Manchin on board could be scaling back some of these programs: Democratic lawmakers, lobbyists and experts at think tanks believe Manchin might be won over if the bill is revised to include fewer programs for a longer period of time.
“That is the way forward here,” said Ben Ritz, director of the Center for Funding America’s Future at the Progressive Policy Institute, who has advocated for a bill with fewer items.
“Most of the party is starting to come around to that,” Ritz added….“To get someone like Manchin, a Democrat representing a conservative state, to a point where they can support something, [Democrats] started off on the wrong foot about letting the bill get too big […]
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