A day after Biden spoke, Democrats found themselves asking a critical yet familiar question: How would they slim down the size and scope of their proposal in order to win over Sen. Joe Manchin III (D-W.Va.)?
The revived conversations on Capitol Hill followed a day after President Biden acknowledged the obvious at a news conference: The bill, once the centerpiece of his economic agenda, simply could not pass Congress in its current form and had to be broken into “chunks” to survive.
The flurry of questions only illustrated the long road ahead for Democrats in a debate that has dogged the majority of Biden’s presidency. Advancing trillions of dollars in additional federal spending never was going to be easy for a party that boasts a narrow majority and no shortage of ideological divides. But the task only has become more complicated as tensions between Manchin and his fellow Democrats continue to rise — and the decisive 2022 congressional elections draw closer.
By Thursday, each of those ideas appeared at risk of severe cuts, either because of Manchin’s sustained opposition to the specific policies or their contribution to the bill’s overall costs. The looming changes prompted Sanders earlier in the week to say he would support a candidate who challenges Manchin in an upcoming Democratic primary election.Responding to the threat, the West Virginia Democrat on Thursday dismissed a challenge as “life in politics today.
With climate change, in particular, Wyden, Manchin and other top Democrats have maintained for weeks there is now more alignment than dissent over rethinking the tax code so that it incentivizes cleaner energy. Democrats last year scaled back their more aggressive proposals — responding to concerns aired by Manchin, who represents a coal-heavy state — to punish the worst polluters.
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