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AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta Back in July, Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV) signed an agreement with Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer.
There were a few things in the deal, which you can read here , but chief among them was that his top line number was $1.5 trillion.
Here he is last week saying he’s already moved on this — to come from zero up to $1.5 trillion, so why do the progressives think that he should be the one to move? Joe Manchin discussing the spending bill: “I have never been a liberal in any way, shape, or form purple. We need to elect more – elect more liberals. I’m not asking them to change, I am willing to come from zero to 1.5.” pic.twitter.com/BY6SxoMStF — The First (@TheFirstonTV) September 30, 2021 Manchin also called the $3.5 trillion reconciliation bill “fiscal insanity” and ripped the crazy spending to shreds.
But today, Manchin gave evidence that he might be willing to move off that top-line number. News: Manchin moments ago did NOT rule out a $1.9 trillion-$2.2 trillion price tag on social safety net package. He has been at $1.5 trillion. Biden has floated that range privately. And I asked him if he would rule out that range: “I’m not ruling anything out.” — Manu Raju (@mkraju) October 5, 2021 Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., said Tuesday he is open to a social spending bill larger than $1.5 trillion, signaling the possibility that the moderate Democrat could soften his stance on the topline number following days of tense negotiations on President Biden’s signature piece of legislation. “I’m not ruling anything out, but the bottom line is, I want to make sure that we’re strategic, we do the right job and we don’t basically add more to the concerns that we have right now,” Manchin told reporters. Manchin’s remarks followed several reports that Biden has pressed House progressives to accept a compromise topline of $1.9 trillion to $2.2 trillion for his spending bill, which includes progressive-backed investments in social programs and green energy. Just days earlier, Manchin said it would be the “definition of fiscal […]
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