Chairman Joe Manchin, DW.Va., conducts a Senate Energy and Resources Committee hearing on domestic and international energy price trends, at the Dirksen Building on Tuesday, Nov. 2021.
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The Washington Post reported on Saturday that US Senator Joe Manchin’s $1.8 trillion spending proposal that he proposed for the White House by the end of 2021 appears to be off the table after the congressman Democrats from West Virginia and the White House have a discordant relationship.
Manchin told reporters this week that he is no longer engaged in discussions with the White House and has privately signaled that he is not interested in approving any legislation like President Joe Biden’s Better Rebuilding Package, the newspaper said, citing three people with knowledge of the matter.
Manchin’s office did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
The rule of law is one of Biden’s signature domestic priorities. Manchin’s vote is crucial in the equally divided Senate. His opposition bombed Build Back Better in December, drawing outrage from Democratic progressives and leaving the political party scrambling to find a way to revive the package.
Plan includes funding high-priority issues for many Americans, including free early childhood education, assistance with rising child care costs, coverage of home care costs for the elderly, and open Expand free school meals.
Manchin spoke to a range of officials and others seeking to garner his support for the legislation, including senior White House aide Steve Ricchetti, Larry Kudlow, a former economic adviser to the White House. former president Donald Trump, and Republican Senator Mitt Romney of Utah, according to The Washington Post.
