Rep. Pramila Jayapal, D-Wash., led the progressive charge in denouncing Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.V.a., on Sunday after he said he would not support President Joe Biden's Build Back Better Act.
"Today, Senator Manchin has betrayed his commitment not only to the President and Democrats in Congress but most importantly, to the American people," Jayapal, chair of the Congressional Progressive Caucus, said in a statement. "He routinely touts that he is a man of his word, but he can no longer say that. West Virginians, and the country, see clearly who he is.
In a statement, White House press secretary Jen Psaki said Manchin's comments on Fox News "represent a sudden and inexplicable reversal in his position, and a breach of his commitments to the President and the Senator's colleagues in the House and Senate." They initially withheld their support in an effort to force an agreement on the larger bill. But after several missed deadlines and many hours of wrangling between Democrats on both ends, all but six House progressives voted in the end to pass the infrastructure bill.Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., on Sunday called out Democratic leaders for moving the infrastructure bill before Build Back Better. She also urged the Senate to reconvene immediately to bring the legislation to a vote.
Rep. Ayanna Pressley, D-Mass., said she has a "lack and deficit of trust" in regard to Manchin on CNN's "State of the Union."A series of other House progressives joined them in condemning Manchin, including Rep. Barbara Lee, D- Calif.
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