Joe Manchin Pulls A Joe Manchin, Threatens To Spoil Democrats’ Big Spending Plan
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The West Virginia Democrat is key to his party's control of the Senate, but looking like he's bucking the party is key to his political identity.
Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) voted Wednesday to advance Democrats’ budget resolution outlining a $3.5 trillion bill that could reshape the economy and define the party’s legacy through monthly checks for parents, paid leave, universal pre-K, a Medicare expansion, and more. But then, after his vote, Manchin suggested he wouldn’t support the actual bill when it comes up for final approval this fall ― at least not the version that Democrats outlined this week. “I have serious concerns about the grave consequences facing West Virginians and every American family if Congress decides to spend another $3.5 trillion,” Manchin said in a statement Wednesday.
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