Congressional Democrats, rocked by Sen. Joe Manchin's opposition to President Joe Biden’s signature social spending and climate bill, will press forward with votes on their priorities regardless, Senate leadership said.
Congressional Democrats, rocked by Sen. Joe Manchin's opposition to President Joe Biden’s signature social spending and climate bill, will press forward with votes on their priorities regardless, Senate leadership said.
One of those moments came Sunday, when Manchin said he wouldn't vote for the roughly $2 trillion Build Back Better Act, which includes national prekindergarten, subsidized child care and actions to address climate change. Without Manchin’s vote, it is unlikely Biden’s domestic policy package will pass in an evenly divided Senate. Schumer indicated that even if the bill will fail on the Senate floor, it will be brought to a vote "so that every member of this body has the opportunity to make their position known on the Senate floor, not just on television.
Biden and Democratic leaders sought to pass the Build Back Better legislation through a process called budget reconciliation that would require a simple majority – meaning all Democratic senators plus Vice President Kamala Harris’ tiebreaking vote – in the evenly divided Senate.Manchin said he will consider components of the president’s agenda only through the Senate’s committee system, a path that would take months and not guarantee passage.
Asked about his future with the Democratic Party, Manchin said, "I’m fiscally responsible and socially compassionate. Now if there's no Democrats like that, then they can push me wherever they want me." Republicans and some Democrats oppose changes to the filibuster, a legislative hurdle Republicans have used to block Democratic bills this year.
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