Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., said Tuesday he is open to a social spending bill larger than $1.5 trillion, signaling the possibility that the moderate Democrat could soften his stance on the topline number following days of tense negotiations on President Biden’s signature piece of legislation.
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negotiator who when i was on the other side from him. i would go in not wanting to get in drawn into a conversation, but before i knew it i was responding and rebutting, and once i was responding in rebutting it was like, now we are having a conversation. which means we are going to get to some settlement here. even though i didn t want to have the conversation. and i felt like that was kind of the breaking point today with manchin and sinema, oh boy are responding. now we are talking now. and you ve got to get to their, because now it feels like there is a consensus that we are going to pass something. which i didn t feel yesterday. god i hope you re right. if i am trying to channel the house progressive, i am looking at the comments by senator sinema and a letter from mentioned, and i m saying that i don t trust these guys as far as i can spit. so as adam suggested, and you know them, well everything is
some sort of agreement. because without that there really wouldn t be any way to move those house progressive supported, and the white house certainly acknowledges. that ashley parker, sent out a tweet speaking through social media though more directly than most people address the house speaker stick to the plan. pass both bills to gather. ashley talk about how much of a sea change this is with the liberals, probably splitting off knowing that by doing so a couple of more of these votes go down or aren t held, you have hobbled the presidents agenda? what you are seeing here is the house progressives really coming into their own and seeing their mugs souls. they have always been a strong voice but now they have an internal wig operations. they are a big group
Congress, which Democrats control by a razor-thin margin, is due to vote on a bipartisan resolution to fund federal operations through early December before funding expires at midnight on Thursday.