On Capitol Hill they call him the wolf in sheep’s clothing. And on Fox News, the Senator Joe Manchin finally appeared to ditch the sheep’s clothing an go full fledge wolf when he declared he would not vote with fellow Democrats to support President Biden’s Build Back Better plan.
Progressives on Capitol Hill have had to acquiesce to Manchin after months of signally that he would not be able to support the BBB plan that cost more than $1.75 trillion.
At the time Progressives had drawn their line at $3.5 trillion. Yet after months of haggling with Manchin able to hold that line at $1.75 trillion, he still declared his intention to vote “No” on Fox News of all platforms.
“If I can’t go home and explain it to the people of West Virginia, I can’t vote for it. And I cannot vote to continue with this piece of legislation. I just can’t. I’ve tried everything humanly possible. I can’t get there,” he told host Bret Baier on “Fox News Sunday.” “This is a no.”
At this stage in the negotiations, all sides appeared to have agreed on a $1.75 trillion price tag to fund investments in fighting climate change and social spending.
House Democrats voted to pass a smaller infrastructure bill in early November based on promises from Biden he could secure Senate support for the larger social spending bill.
Democrats are split with Republicans in the 100-member Senate with Vice President Kamala Harris holding a tie-breaking vote in a 50-50 vote.
But with Manchin’s ‘no’ vote, and not a single Republican expected to cross carpet, the BBB legislation appears dead at the moment.
DNT News, Washington DC
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