Manchin Predicts Congress Will Pass Bipartisan Infrastructure Bill Even ‘If Nothing Else Gets Done’
Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) believes that Congress will at least pass a roughly $1 trillion bipartisan infrastructure package. On Tuesday, Manchin said, “If nothing else gets done, that bill will sooner or later.” Watch…
Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) believes that Congress will at least pass a roughly $1 trillion bipartisan infrastructure package.
On Tuesday, Manchin said, “If nothing else gets done, that bill will sooner or later.”
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Manchin’s comments come after House Democrats failed to reach an agreement on a roughly $1 trillion bipartisan infrastructure bill and a separate $3.5 trillion spending package.
Progressive Democrats in the House have warned they would block the infrastructure bill unless it was accompanied by the larger spending package. Meanwhile, moderates want a stand-alone vote in the infrastructure bill.
President Joe Biden met with House Democrats on Friday in an attempt to bridge the divide and get his agenda across the finish line.
However, after the meeting, moderate Democrats said they felt that the president had sided with the progressives and did not fight hard enough for the infrastructure legislation.