No. 2 Senate Democrat 'stunned' by Manchin's stance on child tax credit

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Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) told reporters Thursday that he was “stunned” to discover that Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) is opposed to a one-year extension of the expanded child tax credit, a core component of President Biden’s agenda. Durbin said he’s “frustrated and disappointed” while acknowledging that Biden’s sweeping social spending and climate bill doesn’t appear to be headed to the president’s desk anytime soon.

Manchin recently told White House negotiators that he wants the Build Back Better bill to include a 10-year extension of the expanded child tax credit so that its true cost is reflected in the official Congressional Budget Office score of the bill.
At the same time, he wants to keep the overall cost of the bill at $1.75 trillion, which means there would be little room for other Democratic priorities.
A 10-year extension of the expanded child tax credit would cost about $1.5 trillion alone. That would leave only $250 billion to $350 billion for other priorities such as long-term home health care, expanded child care subsidies, universal prekindergarten and raising the cap on state and local tax deductions.

“I was stunned by that,” Durbin said on Thursday when asked about his reaction to the late-breaking news that Manchin didn’t want to include a one-year extension of the expanded child tax credit. “We were so proud of what we accomplished there and for this to come up as an issue toward the end was stunning.”

“Apparently, Manchin’s approach to this has changed a lot.
I don’t know where Manchin is today or where he’ll be tomorrow,” he added.

Read more: https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/586121-no-2-senate-democrat-stunned-by-manchins-stance-on-child-tax-credit

[JT45242]

1. Heart attack and die from not surprised

His corporate overlords have decided how they will have him kill the bill

May get banned but this scumbag shill for big money has been lying all along.
Refused to meet with actual constituents because his corporate puppet master's have told him to vote.

The squad was right -- this pos should never be trusted to do the right thing.


He cares only about his own pocket and his corporate overlords.

[Tickle]

2. He was pissed about

something today. I caught the tail end when he was swearing

[BoomaofBandM]

3. He has the Republican smirk down.

[peppertree]

4. It shocking enough to make you need an Epipen shot

[bluestarone]

5. Here lately i wonder if

The rethugs got something on him? Strange behavior this whole year.

[UCmeNdc]

6. He is killing off Joe Biden's agenda.

Manchin seems to not care.

[Celerity]

9. IF he does end up blocking the BBB, then he and Sinema will have gutted over 90% of Biden's

new spend proposals just between the 2 infrastructure bills. including most all of Biden's signature programmes and promises, which will be in the ditch, in the bin.

$55 billion per year ($550 billion over 10 years) will be all that remains.

$55 billion is less than ONE per cent of the federal expenditures for 2020.

But hey, that bloated giant, nearly $770 billion (for ONE year) defence bill sailed right on through, in fact it was increased to the point it was even larger than what Biden requested.

smdh

[CrispyQ]

7. Basking in the attention & probably wallowing in right-wing money.

Fucking asshole.

~insert flip-the-bird emoji here

[Carlitos Brigante]

8. How many more lives is this rotten family willing to ruin? And for what? Some more

money over the vast amounts they already posses?