A White House advisor told CNN Friday that President Joe Biden and Sen. Joe Manchin continued to discuss the bill after Manchin rejected it.
On January 19th, Sen. Joe Manchin spoke with reporters at the U.S. Capitol. The House of Representatives passed a continuing resolution to fund the government, but it faces a challenge in the Senate. The photo was taken by a man named AARON P. Bernstein.
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A member of the White House council of economic advisors,Jared Bernstein, said that the president is not done fighting for Building Back Better and still has some confidence in the bill.
The day after the announcement, the senator said he couldn't vote for the bill as it was, so we are confident.
The Senate will vote on the bill very early in the new year, according to a letter from Chuck Schumer to his colleagues.
Bernstein said Friday that the bill would ease inflationary pressures by reducing costs of child care, education and prescription drugs, even though Manchin has expressed concerns about rising inflation.
Bernstein told CNN that President Biden has a tendency to pull legislative rabbits out of hats.
Manchin told Fox News he couldn't vote for the proposal because he had tried everything he could. The White House released a statement rebutting the senator's reservations about the bill. The bill was reduced from its initial cost in order to get the votes of Sen. Manchin and Sen. Sinema, two moderate democrats who are essential for the bill to pass in the Senate. The bill contains paid family leave, child care subsidies, universal preschool and renewable energy programs. The bill was initially packaged with a $1.2 trillion infrastructure bill, with progressives expecting progress on "Build Back Better" in exchange. Manchin was deemed an act of betrayal by Progressives.
