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‘It’s Dead’: Joe Manchin Says There’s No Build Back Better Bill
Senator Joe Manchin just put another nail in the Build Back Better bill's coffin.Speaking with reporters Tuesday, the West Virginia Democrat said he hasn't had any discussions on the legislation since December. "What Build Back Better bill? I don't know what you guys are talking about," Manchin said, CNN's Manu Raju reported. "It's dead."Manchin's comments…
February 1, 2022
Joe Manchin Twists the Knife a Little Bit More
We previously reported on how Sen. Kyrsten Sinema (D-Ariz.) took to the floor of the U.S. Senate earlier today, surprising colleagues on both sides of the aisle in an unexpected speech in which she reaffirmed in no uncertain terms that she still supported preserving the filibuster. Sinema’s remarks came two days after President Joe Biden…
January 13, 2022
Manchin throws wrench into budget, infrastructure talks
Posted September 30, 2021 at 7:19pmWest Virginia Sen. Joe Manchin III’s much delayed public offer Thursday to cut his fellow Democrats’ sweeping tax and spending package by more than half irritated his colleagues and raised new questions about the path to passing a bill all Democrats could support.But more urgently, Manchin’s $1.5 trillion ceiling for…
September 30, 2021