Joe Manchin: ‘Lot of Changes’ Needed in Build Back Better ActSean Moran 6 Dec 2021
Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV) said Monday that the $1.7 trillion Build Back Better Act needs a “lot of changes” and that he remains skeptical as to whether Democrats can pass the bill before Christmas.
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) hopes to pass the $1.7 trillion Build Back Better Act before Christmas, but the bill may face drastic changes before it could receive Manchin’s support.
Sens. Manchin and Kyrsten Sinema’s (D-AZ) support is needed for Schumer to pass the bill through the Senate, as Democrats only have a one-member majority in Congress’s upper chamber.
Manchin signaled that the bill may not pass by Christmas and it needs significant reforms.
“I’m not skeptical. I’m just basically a realist. There’s an awful lot there, and a lot of changes to be done, and you’re throwing it at a time when it’s very vulnerable in our economy,” the West Virginia Democrat said.
Manchin also counter-signaled President Joe Biden’s assertion that the Build Back Better Act would lower inflation.
“I haven’t seen that. I’ve heard that. I don’t, I don’t know how you control inflation when there’s the first year of spending is going to be quite large,” Manchin explained.
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