U.S. President Joe Biden and Senator Joe Manchin spoke about the 'Build Back Better' bill a day after the conservative Democratic senator publicly rejected the president's social spending plans, a White House adviser said on Friday.
U.S. President Joe Biden arrives for vacation via the Marine One helicopter at Gordons Pond in Rehoboth Beach, Delaware, U.S. December 27, 2021. REUTERS/Jonathan ErnstDec 31 - U.S. President Joe Biden and Senator Joe Manchin spoke about the "Build Back Better" bill a day after the conservative Democratic senator publicly rejected the president's social spending plans, a White House adviser said on Friday.
"He has some confidence about that , including discussions he has had with Senator Manchin," Jared Bernstein, a member of the White House council of economic advisers, said in an interview with CNN on Friday. "The president and Senator Manchin - the day after that announcement where the senator said he couldn't vote for the bill as it was - they were talking again."Reuters previously reported that Biden and Manchin made no significant progress in the talks after Manchin's rejection of the plan earlier in December but aides felt reassured that lines of communication were still open and cordial. Biden told reporters this week that the pair have not spoken since then.
Manchin's rejection imperils the legislation because his support is crucial in the Senate where the Democrats have the slimmest margin of control and Republicans are united in their opposition to the bill. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer has said the chamber would vote on a package in early 2022.
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