Five of the most scathing Democratic attacks on Joe Manchin
by Sarah Westwood, Investigative Reporter |
| December 23, 2021 06:30 AM
Sen. Joe Manchin’s skepticism of the massive social and climate spending bill pushed by the White House has stoked frustration among his Democratic colleagues for months.
But Manchin’s decision last week to oppose the legislation altogether sparked a wave of outrage that, in some cases, has led to personal attacks.
The centrist West Virginia Democrat has consistently opposed the ambitious size and scope of the spending plan proposed by the White House earlier this year. Manchin has argued for funding fewer programs for longer periods of time, rejecting the current approach of authorizing a wide array of programs for short windows in order to keep the bill’s estimated cost low on paper.
Here are five of the most pointed attacks Democrats have launched on Manchin.
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