Posted on 12/15/2021 10:09:19 AM PST by DFG
President Joe Biden's hopes for the Senate to pass his Build Back Better bill by Christmas appeared to be dead on Wednesday as Chuck Schumer prepared to punt the matter into the new year after failing to reach an agreement with Joe Manchin.
Schumer will, instead, shift the chamber's focus to trying to pass voting rights legislation, NBC News reported, as talks with Manchin continue.
The West Virginia senator wants to cut the Child Tax Credit, which most Democrats want to keep in Biden's signature legislation.
'Manchin has talked with Biden and they are still miles apart,' a person familiar with the talks told DailyMail.com.
Schumer had said he'd like to pass Biden's Build Back Better legislation by Christmas but that won't happen without Manchin's vote. In the evenly divided Senate, Biden needs every Democrat on board.
Talks are continuing but the Senate on Wednesday wrapped up its list of legislation it must pass by year's end when it approved the National Defense Authorization Act, which funds the Pentagon.
Biden, himself, admitted on Wednesday that his Build Back Better bill was not a done deal.
'It's going to be close,' Biden said when asked if his legislation will pass by the end of the year.
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I thought burr bark butter already passed
In the House.
Guess having the same first name wasn’t enough eh joe? How about sinema? Or did she lay back to see what manchin would do.
Set up as a bailout for the midterms.
I thought we already had the right to vote.
Of all the nonsense in the bill that's his objection? I don't believe this report.
So they're going to try to pass the "For the People" act. Explains Buden's comments regarding the "struggle for who counts the vote".
Also explains the clamor on the Left to get rid of the filibuster.
In the words of Brandon... “what’s the big deal?”
Both might be dead now.
Stay vigilant.
It’s all nothing but Kabuki theater.
Let’s hope it holds.
Thank you Senator Manchin. We should all show our appreciation in what ever way best meets your ability to help the guy out. Letters, contributions, etc....
That’s a popular program....that was supposed to be temporary. That’s not his only objection.
Wonder what creativity Mitch is going to employ to help the Communists on this one. I think I can guess what payoff Mitch will want in return - some sort of agreement that he and his fellow Rats posing as Rs in the House, Senate, and State governments will be grandfathered in as guaranteed re-elections. That the Bill To Steal Elections will only be used against the Real Rs which is their common enemy.
The Child Tax Credit? That is a strange objection.
Next thing we will hear is that it has passed.
Mitch McTurtle to the rescue.
Ping.
Schumer is now on to Federalizing elections.
He likely doesn’t have the votes for that either.
Perhaps he should offer legislation to allow every Senator to kick him in the posterior. He’d get the votes for that.
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