Posted on 11/03/2021 9:38:44 AM PDT by karpov
Centrist Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.), who has slowed down negotiations on a massive $1.75 trillion reconciliation package, says the “unbelievable” Republican victories in Virginia’s statewide races Tuesday validate his concerns about inflation and moving the Build Back Better Act too quickly through Congress.
Manchin said that GOP gubernatorial candidate Glenn Youngkin’s victory in a state that President Biden won by 10 points in 2020 also underscores the need for the House to pass the $1 trillion bipartisan infrastructure bill, which progressives are holding up.
“It’s unbelievable to see what went on in Virginia and not just from the governor’s race but all the way down that ticket a good bit of change has happened,” Manchin said, expressing astonishment over Republican victories in the races for governor, lieutenant governor and attorney general.
He cautioned that his Democratic colleagues need to take Tuesday’s election results as a warning and proceed more carefully with the reconciliation package that Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) and Speaker Pelosi (D-Calif.) are racing to pass as soon as possible.
“You can read so much into all of that last night. I think it should be a call to all of us have to be more attentive to the people back home,” said Manchin, who also noted the governor’s race in New Jersey, a solidly Democratic state, was still too close to call as of early Wednesday.
“I’ve been saying this for many, many months, people have concerns, people are concerned,” he said, repeating his concerns about federal spending boosting inflation and hurting constituents back home in West Virginia and other rural areas.
“And for us to go down a path that we’ve been going and trying to accelerate it and it has been slowed down – I think we need to take our time
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He sucks and will not be stopping it if somebody gives him a big bag of money.
Pricks like him are 10x worse than Schumer. At least Scummer is honest about his hatred for America.
Fvck him and his drama. He’s folded a dozen times before. I hope that prick gets run over by a coal truck.
Hey Joe, why don’t you just give in to the inevitable and become a RINO?
Not as astonished, I bet, as all the FR doom-and-gloomers who have been telling us for a year that a Republican will never win another election in this country.
“Hey Joe, why don’t you just give in to the inevitable and become a RINO?” I used to tell him that all the time and finally gave up. He simply can’t get over the 80 years of democrat rule in WV. He thinks he can save the Democrat party. He’s sort of the last limb on the old rotted Oak Tree. Papa was a “D”, grandpa was a “D” etc. The real shock in WV was the takeover by the Republicans (thanks to the Tea Party).
I agree. In fact, I'd table the bill indefinitely, nobody wants it except the squad.
Come to the dark side Joe. We got victories! You wont win re-election! This is yours and Sinamas last chance. Hershal Walker will get the Georgia seat, and your party is done!
Munchkin is no moderate. That is a myth.
Yes, but one would think he could better read the tea-leaves and change parties and caucus with the Republicans.... he’d win in W Va big time next election.... not so much if he continues to pretend to slow down the crazy D proposals and in the end voting with Schumer most of the time.
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