Yeah, good luck with that.White House press secretary Jen Psaki said Sen. Joe Manchin’s (D-W.Va.) opposition to President Biden's social spending package was "a breach of his commitments" calling his reversal on the bill "inexplicable."
“Senator Manchin’s comments this morning on FOX are at odds with his discussions this week with the President, with White House staff, and with his own public utterances,” Psaki said in a statement on Sunday shortly after Manchin told Fox's Brett Baier that he was a "no" on the legislation.
It was the first time Manchin said firmly where he stood on the bill after months of wrangling with lawmakers and the White House to come up with an agreeable framework.
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Manchin announced on “Fox News Sunday” that he would not vote for Biden’s climate and social spending bill, confirming “this is a no on this legislation.” He cited concerns with inflation, the $29 trillion federal debt and a surge in new infections caused by the omicron COVID-19 variant as reasons for his position.
Psaki said the White House will continue to press Manchin on the bill and see if he will “reverse his position yet again” and “be true to his word.”
The Hill
As Manchin said, if you want more progressive policies, elect more progressive Democrats.
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There are better reasons to reject the Democratic Party. The problem is, with our current system, there's only one other party capable of holding power - and that's the New Fascist Party, aka GOP.
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Progressives are hated only slightly less by "moderate" Democrats ("Beltway" Democrats) than by Republicans.
White House statement on Manchin:
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Projecting much, Joe?
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