National Review By John Fund October 1, 2021
The tension between Democratic senators was palpable Thursday after Senator Joe Manchin released a secret memo that he and Senate majority leader Chuck Schumer had cosigned back in July. It outlined Manchin’s demands to dramatically reduce the Biden Budget Buster bill’s spending.
“Democrats appeared tense as they entered their weekly private meeting yesterday,” Politico reported. Manchin did not speak or answer questions at the meeting, and Democrats refrained from criticizing Schumer for not letting them know about the state of his negotiations with Manchin for over two months.
But it was clear Democrats were miffed.
“It’s pretty sad if you ask me,” Senator Mazie Hirono of Hawaii told reporters, according to the Huffington Post. A bill totaling $1.5 trillion would force Democrats to abandon programs such as free community college and prekindergarten and new subsidies for green energy.
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