President Joe Biden will speak on Monday afternoon with West Virginia Sen. Joe Manchin, a centrist West Virginia Democrat who hasn't endorsed Biden's roughly...
President Joe Biden will speak on Monday afternoon with West Virginia Sen. Joe Manchin, a centrist West Virginia Democrat who hasn't endorsed Biden's roughly $2 trillion social-spending bill."The president looks forward to speaking directly with Sen.
Manchin about making the case for why the president feels this legislation should move forward," said White House press secretary Jen Psaki. Democrats are aiming to finish the Build Back Better bill by Christmas, though that timeline faces challenges amid Manchin's reservations about the legislation. The bill, which has passed the House, would need support of all 50 Democratic senators to pass in their chamber.
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