Report: Biden Failed to Persuade Joe Manchin to Support $3.5 Trillion Spending Bill

[mystery-ak]

Report: Biden Failed to Persuade Joe Manchin to Support $3.5 Trillion Spending Bill

Paul Bois 16 Sep 2021

Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV) will reportedly still not support Joe Biden’s $3.5 trillion reconciliation package for the time being, despite the president’s efforts to persuade him, according to Axios.

On Wednesday, sources told Axios that President Joe Biden reportedly hosted Manchin for a meeting at the White House where he failed to persuade the senator into agreeing with the $3.5 trillion bill.

    Axios was told Biden explained to Manchin his opposition could imperil the $1.2 trillion bipartisan infrastructure bill that’s already passed the Senate. Biden’s analysis did little to persuade Manchin to raise his top line.

    Manchin held his position and appears willing to let the bipartisan bill hang in the balance, given his entrenched opposition to many of the specific proposals in the $3.5 trillion spending package, Axios was told.

Though the two failed to reach an agreement, Manchin and the president reportedly parted on friendly terms and “agreed to keep talking.” Andrew Bates, deputy White House press secretary, told Axios that Manchin remains an “important partner” while refusing to “discuss the contents of private meetings.”

Should Manchin get his way and reduce the bill to $1.5 trillion, Democratic Party progressives who had hoped to use the reconciliation bill to push their agendas forward will have suffered a major setback.

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https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2021/09/16/report-biden-failed-to-persuade-joe-manchin-to-support-3-5-trillion-spending-bill/

[mystery-ak]

Joe Biden Tried to Bully Joe Manchin, Here's How That Went
By Bonchie | Sep 17, 2021 9:00 AM ET

As RedState reported last night, Sen. Mitch McConnell rejected a plea from Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen to raise the debt ceiling and fulfill all the left’s wildest hopes and dreams. But on the same day, another plea to burn down your grandkids’ future was made, this time by President Joe Biden to Sen. Joe Manchin in support of the $3.5 trillion reconciliation boondoggle.

Biden called Manchin and Sen. Kyrsten Sinema to the principal’s office to try to bully them into going along with the party’s wants. Apparently, the thought here was that the latter would burn down their political careers to please Bernie Sanders? Here’s how that went per Axios.

https://twitter.com/axios/status/1438660783802568709

    Defying a president from his own party — face-to-face — is the strongest indication yet Manchin is serious about cutting specific programs and limiting the price tag of any potential bill to $1.5 trillion. His insistence could blow up the deal for progressives and others.

        Axios was told Biden explained to Manchin his opposition could imperil the $1.2 trillion bipartisan infrastructure bill that’s already passed the Senate. Biden’s analysis did little to persuade Manchin to raise his top line.

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https://redstate.com/bonchie/2021/09/17/joe-biden-tried-to-bully-joe-manchin-heres-how-that-went-n444297

[Cyber Liberty]

So, no word on Sinema's resolve? Did she cave, or not?

[Wingnut]

It ain't over till it is over but then It might just be deja vu all over again.
-Yogi Berra

[mystery-ak]

So, no word on Sinema's resolve? Did she cave, or not?

I haven't heard anything about her yet..She usually agrees with Manchin..

[skeeter]

Denying a 'bully' like Joe Biden would be the opportunity of a lifetime.

I might even be tempted to shoot a fake tough guy like Lunchbox Joe down even if I liked his offer.

[Fishrrman]

I've asked this question a couple of times before, no one answered:
Is Dianne Feinstein currently attending the Senate?

There were reports that she had dropped from sight, due to her deteriorating cognitive and physical condition.

Is she still showing up at the Senate?
(unlike the House, there is no proxy voting in that chamber...)

[Killer Clouds]

I've asked this question a couple of times before, no one answered:
Is Dianne Feinstein currently attending the Senate?

There were reports that she had dropped from sight, due to her deteriorating cognitive and physical condition.

Is she still showing up at the Senate?
(unlike the House, there is no proxy voting in that chamber...)

That's a good question. How would anyone find the answer?

[skeeter]

I've asked this question a couple of times before, no one answered:
Is Dianne Feinstein currently attending the Senate?

There were reports that she had dropped from sight, due to her deteriorating cognitive and physical condition.

Is she still showing up at the Senate?

Her chicom driver is filling in for her in the senate while she’s away.

[christian]

I hope i'm wrong, i've smelled this stench before, DC kobuchi, two step, soap opera drama.

[catfish1957]

I hope i'm wrong, i've smelled this stench before, DC kobuchi, two step, soap opera drama.

Same here.  Manchin wil sell out if the price is right.