
Kick Joe Manchin out of the Democratic Party, ex-Labor Secretary Robert Reich says: 'Already lost control'
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Democrats should kick moderate West Virginia Sen. Joe Manchin out of their party, Clinton administration Labor Secretary Robert Reich argued on Monday.
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Manchin's office had reportedly told Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D, N.Y., Thursday that he is only willing to support a reconciliation bill in August that includes a provision to lower prescription drug prices and a two-year extension of subsidies for the Affordable Care Act, according to a Democrat briefed on the conversations. However, Manchin pushed back later Friday on reports that he had ruled out including tax hikes and climate change subsidies within the Democrats' party-line spending bill, saying he would wait until July inflation numbers are out next month to decide.