Biden predicts he can 'work something out' with Manchin
By Brett Samuels - 09/07/21 07:31 PM EDT
President Biden on Tuesday expressed confidence Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) will get on board with Democrats' plans for a multitrillion-dollar reconciliation bill after the centrist senator called for lawmakers to hit "pause" on the package.
"Joe at the end has always been there. He's always been with me. I think we can work something out. I look forward to speaking with him," Biden told reporters after returning from touring storm damage in New Jersey and New York.
Asked about the timing of the reconciliation bill moving forward given the administration's new push for supplemental funding for Afghan refugees and storm recovery, Biden said he's "comfortable proceeding the way we've proceeded so far."
Manchin, during remarks last week at a West Virginia Chamber of Commerce event, pointed to concerns about “runaway inflation,” the delta variant of the coronavirus and a botched withdrawal from Afghanistan to float slowing down Democrats' plans for a $3.5 trillion reconciliation bill that contains Biden's priorities on health care, child care and climate change.
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