I firmly believe that President Biden and Senator Manchin WILl eventually agree on a social spending package that will get passed by Congress…
The size of the package is actually immaterial ….
The problem is the nuts and bolts…
The guys are dealing with each other INDIRECTLY…..
Progressives have been calling him names in public….
Even politicians back home in West Virginia are on his case…
And Republicans want him top ‘come on over’ to the dark side….
All this is NOT things are supposed to get done….
And?
It Isn’t working…..
All this is NOT how it will get done until the Senator and President talk to each other and everybody else shut’s the hell up…..
Maybe the idea that everyone focus on getting a Voting Right’s Bill passed without the filibuster could be a good ‘cooling off’ period for the two guys?
Manchin’s positions have been hard to pin down over the course of negotiations, leading to a fierce lobbying effort to swing his vote. In recent weeks, Sen. Mitt Romney (R-Utah) has tried seeing whether he could broker a bipartisan agreement over the child tax credit with Manchin, two people familiar with the matter said. Romney has offered a GOP alternative to Biden’s expanded child tax credit, but the measure is opposed by the vast majority of Republicans.
It is unclear how far the discussions between Romney and Manchin have progressed. Manchin has been adamant that the child benefit include a work requirement for parents, whereas Romney’s plan does not.
Kudlow, who was a top Trump economic aide, has also spoken with Manchin about Build Back Better, two other people familiar with the matter said. A spokeswoman for Manchin declined to comment on the state of negotiations. Kudlow declined to comment, as did a spokeswoman for Romney…
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With the president’s economic agenda in limbo, some liberal groups say they plan to continue to pressure Manchin into approving the legislation.
“The policies we’re fighting for — like letting Medicare negotiate prices — are incredibly popular in West Virginia, and Manchin is clearly not listening to people in his state,” said Alex Lawson, executive director of Social Security Works, a left-leaning group. “Biden has to bring the full weight of the presidency to bear on Joe Manchin to get his vote to get Build Back Better across the finish line.”
“I know the grass roots are not in any way giving up on Joe Manchin,” Lawson said, “and we’ll make it harder and harder for him to not listen to what the people in West Virginia are demanding he do.”…
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Other liberals say it is important to engage with Manchin now and ensure Democrats do not blow an opportunity to enact sweeping legislation.
“Many progressives stand ready to compromise to get something done,” said Rep. Ro Khanna (D-Calif.), a member of the Congressional Progressive Caucus. “We understand that we have to earn Senator Manchin’s vote, and I look forward to working with him and the White House to see where we can find common ground and what we can deliver.”…
“The size of the package is immaterial.”
How dumb.
What the Hell do you think the whole damn argument is over?
It’s the size of it!
Do you even think before you write this rubbish?
Yup!
The SIZE of the package IS NOT the point….
Let’s see?
SEVEN Trillions….
DOWN to talking about $1.8 trillion….?
Joseph Biden will take what he can get……
Maybe the language was a bit strong…immaterial…but the point is fairly valid…Biden and probably the Democrats are going to have to accept a smaller and narrower deal…
I’d bet pre-k and child tax credit and some kind of wealthy tax that isn’t very radical…
BTW?
Don Winslow
@donwinslow
Kentucky receives $27 billion more from the federal government than it pays in taxes.