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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsManchin warns against Democratic-only coronavirus relief bill
Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) warned his party on Tuesday against pursuing a Democratic-only coronavirus relief bill, vowing that Republicans would have input as lawmakers write the legislation.
"I have made it very clear ... we're going to make this work in a bipartisan way. My friends on the other side are going to have input. And we're going to do something that we agree on. I'm not just going to do it just down the lines of, just saying party line vote," Manchin told Fox News' Bret Baier, asked if he would vote for a Democratic-only $1.9 trillion bill.
Manchin added that the final coronavirus bill needs to "make sense," and warned that senators had spent too long trying to make coronavirus relief bipartisan to go-it-alone now. Each of the previous five coronavirus bills have passed along bipartisan lines. His warning against a partisan relief bill comes after he signaled more indirectly earlier Tuesday that he wants the final product to be bipartisan.
Manchin is expected to vote for the budget resolution this week, but said during the Fox News interview that he had told Democratic leadership that "I will vote in a bipartisan way."
https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/537071-manchin-warns-against-democratic-only-coronavirus-relief-bill
Corgigal
(9,291 posts), you just want something. Name it. Stop this stupidity. Idiot has a tiny bit of power and has to show his ass.
Republicans dont have to take the checks, they can mail it back.
Irish_Dem
(47,833 posts)Reminds me of the disgusting Obama Care debacle.
Corgigal
(9,291 posts)Biden knows the game, he will figure it out.
Irish_Dem
(47,833 posts)And what Manchin is afraid of....
Carrot and stick time.
Fullduplexxx
(7,878 posts)a kennedy
(29,771 posts)still_one
(92,502 posts)I am not too sure about that.
I also am not sure about Kyrsten Sinema in Arizona either.
Perhaps the Governor of West Virginia can push him to accept the large stimulus
mvd
(65,185 posts)And I just finished praising him on another thread. He cant have it both ways.
RockRaven
(15,076 posts)Thomas Hurt
(13,903 posts)siding with the GOP caucus and then the Democrats....going to back a christofascist amendment even if you don't believe it will work or help?
Irish_Dem
(47,833 posts)Response to Thomas Hurt (Reply #4)
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mvd
(65,185 posts)He has seen that the most bipartisan thing the Repukes are offering is a $600 billion package. So does meaning bipartisan mean hed want to go that low?
SharonClark
(10,014 posts)Hes more solicitous of repugs than he is of Dems.
Progressive Jones
(6,011 posts)Azathoth
(4,611 posts)He's now the most powerful person in the country.
Irish_Dem
(47,833 posts)Just saying.
LiberalFighter
(51,299 posts)blueinredohio
(6,797 posts)Celerity
(43,734 posts)enough seats seats to neutralise Manchin and Sinema, and, if need be, some of the other conservadems.
PA_jen
(1,114 posts)Such a jerk!
k8conant
(3,030 posts)PA_jen
(1,114 posts)Who couldn't get elected as one so he pretended to be a DINO when in reality he is only looking out for himself.
left-of-center2012
(34,195 posts)First sentence of the OP:
"Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) ..."
PA_jen
(1,114 posts)Has the D beside his name.
left-of-center2012
(34,195 posts)PA_jen
(1,114 posts)dsc
(52,172 posts)but I bet in his mind WV is one of those supposedly hard hit states vs every other state.
EarlG
(21,990 posts)befitting his position as a Democratic senator in a state Trump won by 42 points in 2016 and 39 points in 2020.
But nowhere in there do I see him refusing to vote for anything, so I'll put it down as "things Manchin says on Fox News" for now.
When push comes to shove, if the choices are a big bill to help lots of Americans vs. NOTHING AT ALL, and Manchin has to be the deciding vote, we'll see if he does the right thing. Jim Justice agreeing with the idea of "going big" can't hurt.
msongs
(67,496 posts)radius777
(3,635 posts)not too big. Even the Repub gov of the state said he wanted a big package. Manchin has been hanging around Mitch and Susan too long. He doesn't seem to get that all the Repubs want to do is water down and obstruct like they did during the Obama years. We're in an emergency, it's not time for austerity, which the Repubs only want so they can 'make Biden a one term president' like they tried to do to Obama. F that noise.
Biden clearly sent Kamala in to AZ and WV to light a fire under the asses of these conservative Dems and to build support for a big relief package. It was Biden sending the message that he's in charge and is not going to be obstructed by some silly 'gang of bipartisans' like in the Obama era.
Irish_Dem
(47,833 posts)That includes you Manchin.
SWBTATTReg
(22,201 posts)was voted in, w/ no democratic input or votes (imho)...none of them voted for this very partisan bill. And all but 1 republican voted yes for this disruptive bill. Cut taxes w/o corresponding cuts in other things to offset the tax cuts.
DeminPennswoods
(15,294 posts)once it gets to a vote. But perhaps Sen Manchin can convince his GOP college Sen Moore-Capito to vote for it.
Fiendish Thingy
(15,703 posts)Celerity
(43,734 posts)ecstatic
(32,782 posts)After 8 years of unprecedented GOP obstruction and treason, is this really the path you want to go down?
Goodheart
(5,351 posts)fob
(5,578 posts)There are 48 Dems and 2 Independents who will vote for it, with Veep as vote 51 and Dem49
Lets count the party's
Dem
Ind
Yep, checks out at BI-partisan on this end
theaocp
(4,249 posts)Its a tough language to translate, so dont try. Keep the pressure on and watch his actions. The rest is bullshit.
MerryBlooms
(11,776 posts)Penn Voter
(247 posts)that Democrats can flip a few seats in the Senate and expand their majority. That way Manchin will be neutered and he won't have more influence on the bills which the Democratic Party needs to pass. In other words, Joe, there is no reason to kiss your ass and no need to go on Faux News because you have no power or influence against your party.
BGBD
(3,282 posts)thread where the board progressives bash Manchin and nothing is done about it.
Oh, and Manchin is going to vote for the stimulus. Give him room.