US Senator Joe Manchin, a moderate Democrat who is key to President Joe Biden's hopes of passing a $1.75 trillion domestic investment bill, says he will not support the package, drawing a sharp rebuke from the White House
White House excoriates Democratic Senator Joe Manchin for nixing President Joe Biden's social spending and climate bill in what it called a"sudden and inexplicable reversal" amid ongoing negotiations.
"I can't vote for it and I cannot vote to continue with this piece of legislation. I just can't," Manchin, a senator from the predominantly Republican state of West Virginia, said on Fox News on Sunday.The moderate Democrat's vote is crucial to getting the $1.75 trillion Build Back Better bill through the Senate, and Biden –– along with other senior Democrats –– has spent weeks trying to secure his support after it was green-lit by the House of Representatives in November.
Among them, he underscored the possibility of increasing the national debt, saying that would hamper the United States' ability to face rising inflation, the resurgent Covid-19 pandemic and mounting tensions with rivals Russia and China. The bill aims to funnel funds toward lowering the cost of child care, prescription drugs and health care premiums, supporting the purchasing power of households and investing in the transition to clean energy.
Progressive Senator Bernie Sanders took a hard line responding to Manchin's "no," saying Democrats would take the bill to a vote despite his intransigence.
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