Paid family leave, one of the hallmarks of President Biden's social safety net agenda, is in jeopardy of being pared down once again or even cut from a major spending bill over a lack of support from Sen. Manchin.
Manchin is also souring on Medicare vouchers to help cover annual dental costs, as well as a push to expand Medicaid in Republican-led states that have not expanded coverage. Biden's original proposal called for broadening Medicare coverage to include dental care.
President Joe Biden speaks Monday at the NJ Transit Meadowlands Maintenance Complex in Kearny, N.J., to promote his "Build Back Better" agenda."These bills are about competitiveness versus complacency," Biden said."They're about expanding opportunity, not opportunity denied. They're about leading the world or continuing to let the world pass us by."
Without any Republican support, Democrats cannot afford to lose any of their 50 votes in the Senate and must hold their narrow majority together in the House. "No one ever said passing transformational legislation like this would be easy, but we are on track to get this done," Schumer said on the Senate floor.
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