Biden to restart talks with Manchin after 'cooling off' period
By Alexander Bolton - 01/05/22 06:00 AM EST
Senate Democrats on Tuesday say they expect President Biden to restart talks with holdout Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) after a “cooling off” period that will extend until the Senate finishes debate on voting rights legislation and rules reform.
Senate Democrats agreed at a virtual lunchtime meeting Tuesday that everyone in their caucus would take a deep breath and step back from the heated debate over Biden’s sweeping climate and social spending plan to give Manchin some space.
Manchin told reporters on Tuesday morning that there are “no negotiations going on at this time” over Biden’s stalled "Build Back Better" agenda.
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