Joe Manchin Hopes to Pass $1.2 Trillion Infrastructure Bill ‘by the End of the Week’Wendell Husebø 26 Oct 2021
Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV) said Tuesday he hopes the $1.2 trillion “bipartisan” infrastructure bill will pass the House by the end of this week.
“I would like to hope it passes Wednesday evening,” Manchin said, and noted to reporters President Biden needs a win with New Jersey and Virginia holding gubernatorial elections this coming Tuesday. “By the end of the week,” Manchin said as a last resort.
“We’re all negotiating, I think, in good faith. You have to keep all options open, or you’re not being fair with the other side. I think 1.5 was more than fair, since we just did 1.9 [and] another 1.2,” Manchin said in reference to the $1.9 trillion coronavirus stimulus package passed in March and the $1.2 trillion “bipartisan” infrastructure bill that passed the Senate and is waiting for the House’s approval.
Manchin in his statement noted the $3.5 trillion reconciliation package should be cut down to $1.5 trillion, a position Manchin has taken since the summer. But Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) and far-left House members’ topline number for the package remains at $3.5 trillion.
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