Joe Manchin to speak at 2:00PM on the Reconciliation Bill

[Tomconroy]

Politico Playbook is reporting..I assume some networks will cover it. I assume he'll have something of interest to say.

[bluestarone]

1. Over stepping his bounds?

Not sure i like this.

[PoliticAverse]

5. Maybe he'll pull an Al Haig...

"While the President is away, I'm in charge here".

[bluestarone]

7. Would feel a whole lot better if

The senate Democrats were ALL involved in this. (just saying)

[PoliticAverse]

2. I assume people here will not enjoy it. n/t

[Happy Hoosier]

3. My prediction:

[UTUSN]

4. Hmmm. - trepidation ensues within me. Am willing to be pleasantly surprised.

[rurallib]

6. It's all about him isn't it?

[UTUSN]

8. Am trying CNN/MSNBC on TuneIn radio

[PoliticAverse]

9. PBS live feed...

[Walleye]

10. Be still my heart. Oh no I'm now listening. This man is a Republican

[a kennedy]

11. Blah, blah, blah I totally despise this piece of shit.

[Carlitos Brigante]

12. So basically a middle finger from what I'm hearing now. The donors

have spoken.

[a kennedy]

13. Yup, piece of shit.

[Carlitos Brigante]

14. Agreed. nt

[UTUSN]

15. "Any moment now" on CNN - "he's not been clear for months where he stands"

[tishaLA]

16. Just his way or the highway again

"Vote the bipartisan bill or else!"

Fuck him.

[qazplm135]

17. he's never voting for reconciliation

unless he basically gets every single thing he wants and nothing he doesn't want, which is pretty much everything that isn't debt reduction and MAYBE one small thing.

[PoliticAverse]

24. He's on record as saying he sees no reason to pass the BBB this year.

And his recent "How about zero" comment in negotiation emphasizes where he is at.

Once again this suggests the only reason we are talking about the BBB is because the BIF is being held hostage.

[qazplm135]

26. BBB is being held hostage too

let's not pretend only one bill is being held hostage.

[Harker]

18. I wonder who wrote that. n/t

[Walleye]

22. Good question. Sounds like McConnell

[Harker]

27. Can't rule him out.

I'd swear if the lighting were a bit different one might have seen glints off the strings being pulled from above.

[Walleye]

28. 😆

[PoliticAverse]

19. Same stuff he's been saying only louder - Pass the BIF now, no rush on the BBB...

we need time to understand the text and the bill's impact.

[UTUSN]

20. "time to vote up or down" - "worked in good faith" - "urge House to vote"

"I will not support adds to social programs" -

[a kennedy]

21. and it's funny he gives this stupid damn speech when Joe Biden is out of the country.....

Hmmmmmmmm. Asshole.

[UTUSN]

23. HIS "clarity" is to want "clarity about the bill" - yeah.

[UTUSN]

25. "This is a recipe for economic crisis" -