What Joe Manchin, Kyrsten Sinema and Mark Kelly Have Said About Biden's Stimulus Plan
Democrats will need to mount a united front to pass President Joe Biden's relief plan without Republican support and if Senators Kyrsten Sinema, Mark Kelly or Joe Manchin, who haven't publicly announced how they intend to vote, break from the rest of the party, it could kill the effort.
COVID-19 relief was a cornerstone of Biden's campaign and budget reconciliation would allow Democrats to pass Biden's package with a simple majority of 51 votes. Senator Bernie Sanders is confident Democrats have the votes they need to push the package through and with a 50-50 split in the Senate, they have no room for error because it'll already take Vice President Kamala Harris' tiebreaking vote to push them over the 51-vote margin.
Manchin's become one of the biggest focuses of the debate because he's already said he won't back a provision for a $15 minimum wage. An advocate for the relief package being a bipartisan effort, Manchin told CBS News there needs to be an open process for amendments to be made. While an amendment may not pass, he advocated for following the process of allowing people to have their say.
The West Virginia Democrat supports extending unemployment benefits, stimulus checks and help for small businesses—all of which is in Biden's package—but said it must be targeted on the COVID-19 crisis with a "laser focus." In the past, Republicans have criticized Democrats for including measures in relief packages that have little to do with the pandemic and they're currently pushing for a $618 billion plan, leaving a $1.3 trillion gap between the two parties.
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Wasn't there a shitload of goodies for the well-to-do sponsored by the Republicans in the last two stimulus bills?
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