Posted on 07/16/2021 7:19:25 AM PDT by ChicagoConservative27
Sen. Joe Manchin (W.Va.), a crucial centrist vote in the Democratic caucus, is signaling to colleagues that he won’t derail a $3.5 trillion budget resolution that contains many of President Biden’s legislative priorities.
Senate Democrats say Manchin has indicated he will not stand in the way of the measure moving forward and will be generally supportive as long as he’s kept in the loop on his top concerns: how to pay for the bill and a clean energy provision.
Manchin told colleagues Wednesday where he stood at a caucus luncheon attended by Biden, where Democrats discussed their plans for passing two major infrastructure bills. The West Virginia senator said he waited until Biden left the room to explain his position to fellow Democrats.
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Why do we even pay attention to this POS. He’s just like all the rest.
Precisely.
Another poseur heard from...
Everyone hoping that Manchin would stand in the way of total socialism in the US just had them dashed. Just another sellout. America is doomed........
Who is “we”?
This is just the Hill, reassuring the Ants.
The “Team”, and all… echo chamber of the Left.
Anyone who was hoping that has not been paying attention to this guy.
He always makes a big deal of strong stand against --- whatever. Then, just when the vote is about to take place, he caves and votes with Pelosi.
Stop calling him "moderate". He is as progressive as anyone on that side of the aisle, he just plays games about it; but, in the end he votes with Pelosi.
Joe is still a Democrat.
If he is a registered democrap, he will always vote party first.
No increase in debt ceiling... Let them sweat.
Every day there is a new position put out there by the media playing games.
Exactly, the guy has always been a whore, and now his price has been met.
He caved. Just like we suspected.
Anyone surprised by this needs to wake up!!
When are the people of West Virginia going to wake up????
The kabuki theatre of the Rats and Fascist Media pretending to “control” the Senate is quite comical. They are basically on track to have just two meaningful votes in the next 6 months, the bipartisan “infrastructure” Ponzi scheme bill and the Bernie Socialism “infrastructure” Ponzi scheme bill. And this assumes they can pass a budget and debt ceiling increase along the way. Stock markets are starting to get nervous about all the uncertainty and lack of US governance.
‘’his top concerns: how to pay for the bill and a clean energy provision. ‘’
Who cares *-\
Where’s muh 5th stimulus check??? (I lost count.)
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