It's still not clear what, if any, renewed negotiations have taken place between Manchin and the White House.
that Democrats will be starting with a"clean sheet of paper" and did not identify how much he would like the new bill to cost.
As he'd done in the past, Manchin identified historically high rates of inflation as key to his opposition, but struck an optimistic tone, saying once inflation declines and the Covid pandemic wanes"then we'll be rolling."sent the White House last month, which notably did not include expanding the child tax credit—a cornerstone of the bill backed by Biden and Democratic leadership.The White House has indicated negotiations are ongoing, but Manchin has denied those claims.
included more than $550 billion in funding for clean energy, $400 billion for early childhood development programs and $300 billion for expanding Medicaid.Manchin and Sinema have also been a thorn in fellow Democrats' sides on voting rights reform. Both Manchin and Sinema sided with Republicans Wednesday night in
rules to lower the 60-vote threshold for ending debate on the voting rights bill, effectively ending any hope of passing a sweeping bill in the current Congress.House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Thursday BBB might have to be renamed ahead of negotiations on a reworked bill, according to the
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