Before opposing Build Back Better, Joe Manchin reportedly offered a $1.8 trillion proposal that included spending on Obamacare, green energy, and universal pre-kindergarten. President Biden should take that deal right now. jonathanchait writes
Sunday morning, Joe Manchin threw a giant twist into the plot of the Biden presidency by announcing his opposition to the administration’s signature domestic agenda. But the new plot had a gaping hole: Biden noted that, a few days before walking away, Manchin had made a counteroffer to Biden at the White House.The Washington Post fills in the answer.
A minor additional complication is that Manchin has hurt feelings from a Biden statement following their meeting last week. Steve Clemons, citing sources in the camps of both Joes, reports that Manchin thought the following statement by Biden was a breach of civility: For Biden to defeat Donald Trump, then watch his domestic agenda go up in flames over “incivility” would be the stupidest possible outcome. Biden’s offending statement was so mild that, if Trump had said it, neutral reporters would be praising his growth and dignity.
There are possibilities. Last February, Mitt Romney introduced a plan for a generous CTC that was, in fact, designed to deliver benefits more effectively than Biden’s own plan. Romney’s plan had several downsides: First, it’s paid for by cutting other anti-poverty programs. Second, it’s also paid for by eliminating the deduction for state and local taxes, which would generate opposition from a key handful of blue-state Democrats.
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