Joe Manchin signals he may not back Biden's social spending plan until 2022, risking an abrupt

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cutoff for monthly child tax credit checks

Senate Democrats are wishing for a holiday gift in the form of approving President Joe Biden's $2 trillion domestic spending package by Christmas. But Sen. Joe Manchin of West Virginia seems readier to hand his own party a thick lump of coal instead.

The West Virginia Democrat is reportedly expressing skepticism to his Senate colleagues about whether they'll be able to approve pass the Build Back Better legislation this year, CNN reported. It's significant given that all 50 Senate Democrats must band together to clear the bill in the evenly divided Senate over what's likely to be unanimous GOP opposition.

He's not committing to the legislation, suggesting more work needs to be done to iron out the finer details. "I wouldn't have any idea how I'm going to vote until I walk in," Manchin told CNN's Manu Raju departing the Capitol.

Manchin's reluctance to back the bill could capsize the swift timetable that Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer of New York originally envisioned to wrap everything up and deliver Biden a major win going into 2022, a crucial midterm election year. Depending on how long Manchin drags his feet, passage of the bill may slip into next year — a possibility raised on Tuesday by Rep. Richard Neal of Massachusetts, chair of the House Ways and Means panel.

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[NJCher]

1. did you know the albatross is an endangered species?

You'd never know it by this. He's alive, well, and kickin'.

[JohnSJ]

2. If the Democrats just stopped speaking to the press, and got together in a private meeting to work

things out between themselves, just maybe something could get done.

[Nixie]

10. Exactly. Manchin obviously feels justified in publicly

opposing and fighting with the Bernie progressives, so quit giving him that pass. Obviously where he’s from, that is a plus for him so he keeps doing it.

Just talk in private at this point and not argue with Bernie publicly. There are plenty of examples of him bucking Bernie, so we need a different approach and different players.

[Initech]

3. Just keep on movin' those goal posts, Joe.

[AllaN01Bear]

4. messing with my life are u joe , knock it of .

[Klaralven]

5. Don't they go into recess after next week? So 5 days left in 2021.

[msongs]

16. no recess until they pass the bill. and no pay if they not working nt

[Fiendish Thingy]

6. Time for progressives to block lifting the debt ceiling

It’d be a shame if Manchin’s donors stocks dropped by 50+% as the world economy crashes.

Yes, I know it would hurt millions, but it’s the only certain way to inflict pain on those who are obstructing Biden’s agenda.

The only way to stop this strategy would be for Republicans to support lifting the ceiling, or kill the filibuster, or both.

[Demsrule86]

9. Absolutely not. That is insanity.

[JohnSJ]

14. Absolutely. +++

[Fiendish Thingy]

17. Manchin's obstruction is also insanity- Country over party, Planet over country

Brinkmanship in the form of Mutually Assured Destruction (which, insane as it was, actually worked as a deterrent in the Cold War) may be the only option left.

[wellst0nev0ter]

18. I can get behind this

Time to slap Manchinema where it hurts: their donors' pockets.

[Demsrule86]

19. We would be blamed for everything...we have no cards to play here. I wish the progressives

would accept...paid leave won't happen this go round and Manchin would just say what he is willing to vote for and let's end this crap which is not doing our party any good. Also, pass the darn defense bill...get it done.

[ColinC]

7. I totally didn't see this coming

[brush]

8. Not surprising. This DINO has been after this all along.

All he's about is delay, delay, delay. It's as if he wants to stop deployment of these benefits so we lose the mid-terms.

[Hotler]

11. A couple of democrats need to invite Joe for a friendly game of

racquetball on the Capital courts. Run him up against the wall a few times, bang to ball off of him a little. Then let him score a few points to make it bipartisan . Just a friendly game.

[Bettie]

12. He wanted the Infrastructure bill

he got it, so he sees no need to vote for anything else.

We all knew this was coming.

Spoiler Alert: he'll find excuses not to vote for it in 2022 as well.

[WHITT]

13. And

Biden blocks the release of any infrastructure funds to WV until 2023?

[msongs]

15. too expensive? eliminate benefits to WVa to save $$ nt

[BradAllison]

20. Joe Mansion wants people to suffer.