A clearly frustrated Sen. Joe Manchin, dealing a new and heavy blow to President Joe Biden's hopes for getting his agenda passed, said Monday that House Democrats should "Stop playing games" with the $1 trillion bipartisan infrastructure bill and told progressive lawmakers in the lower chamber that "Holding the bill hostage" won't earn his support for the $1.75 trillion social spending package.
House progressives have repeatedly withheld support for the bipartisan infrastructure bill - or "BIF" for bipartisan infrastructure framework - using it as leverage to ensure more of their priorities, many of which Manchin opposes, are included in the social spending and climate policy bill.
"The political games have to stop. Twice now the House has balked at the opportunity to send the BIF legislation to the president," Manchin said, calling for the House to hold an up-or-down vote on the bill.
Manchin said he's attempting to clarify "Mischaracterizations" of his position he said have been made since Biden met with House Democrats last Thursday - just before heading overseas.
Though the administration has repeatedly said the social spending and climate bill costs $1.75 trillion, Manchin said the real cost is actually quite a bit higher, calling much of what he sees in the framework "Budget gimmicks" and "Shell games."
Rep. Pramila Jayapal talks with reporters as she leaves a meeting with President Joe Biden and House Democrats at the U.S. Capitol, on Oct. 28, 2021 in Washington, D.C. Congressional Progressive Caucus Chairwoman Pramila Jayapal appeared on CNN just moments after Manchin's news conference and said the House is on track to pass both the infrastructure bill and the larger social spending bill as soon as this week.
Getting Sen. Manchin on board to support the social spending bill is all on President Joe Biden, she reiterated multiple times throughout the interview.
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Monday, November 1, 2021
Manchin deals heavy blow to Biden's hopes for social spending, climate policy bill
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