Joe Manchin Says He Won’t Support $ 3.5 Trillion Spending

Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV) revealed on Sunday that he would not support President Joe Biden’s ambitious $ 3.5 trillion spending plan, adding that “there is no way” that Congress meet House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s deadline to pass it by the end of the month. “[Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer] won’t get my vote on $ 3.5 [trillion] and Chuck knows it and we’ve talked about it, ”the West Virginia Conservative Democrat told CNN. State of the Union.

Manchin, who earlier this month called for a “pause” on massive budget resolution, further reported on NBC Meet the press that the cost of the bill was the prohibitive issue. “No, I couldn’t support $ 3.5 trillion,” he said, once again suggesting Democrats “put a break” on spending. Manchin also said he would likely only support a $ 1.5 trillion spending plan that included a “globally competitive” tax code.

Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT), one of the main architects of the spending bill, told CNN in a subsequent interview on Sunday that Manchin’s opposition to the bill was “not acceptable” . He also said there was a “sense of urgency” in terms of passing spending legislation. Progressives in Congress, meanwhile, have said they will not vote for the trillion-dollar infrastructure bill already passed by the Senate unless budget reconciliation passes at the same time.