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And he said that he had endured months of criticism from progressive Democrats and others for derailing much of’s ambitious first-term agenda - or “one hell of an ass-kicking” as he eloquently described it.that led to last night’s announcement, Manchin said:The smart thing politically for me [to] do once Build Back Better was done and I walked away was to let a sleeping dog lie.
And I’ve been trying to tell people that. The bottom line was inflation scared the bejesus out of me at 9.1%. I said, ‘I’m gonna go back and re-scrub that bill.’ And then, you know, Chuck and I have a little bit of a relationship, if you will. Good, bad, indifferent at times, but it’s always been respectful and he got mad...
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