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Biden and Schumer should call for a vote ASAP now,
And tell Manchin they may have another vote for it as it is now. Make him sweat it out and vote no, and my guess is he'll reverse his position rather than do what he said he would do. That way it gets passed without it being weakened more by Manchin, and stop being bullied into everything , and every time getting bills stripped down by him. If that fails so what, he won't vote for it anyway. He'll continue making up excuses why he can't vote for it.
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WaPo: "Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer (D-N.Y.) put out his own statement in the form of a Dear Colleague letter that vowed to put Manchin’s feet to the fire. “Senators should be aware that the Senate will, in fact, consider the Build Back Better Act, very early in the new year so that every Member of this body has the opportunity to make their position known on the Senate floor, not just on television,” he wrote. The Senate will vote in January on a “revised version of the House-passed Build Back Better Act — and we will keep voting on it until we get something done.”
For good measure, Schumer also informed members that it was time to force the hand of Manchin (and of Arizona Democratic Sen. Kyrsten Sinema) on voting rights as early as the first week back in January. “If Senate Republicans continue to abuse the filibuster and prevent the body from considering this bill, the Senate will then consider changes to any rules which prevent us from debating and reaching final conclusion on important legislation,” Schumer wrote. In a pointed reminder to Manchin of the late Senate rules maestro and fellow West Virginian, Schumer noted, “As Former Senator Robert C. Byrd said in 1979, Senate rules that seemed appropriate in the past ‘must be changed to reflect changed circumstances.’”
A Senate caucus meeting will take place Tuesday night, possibly the most anticipated caucus meeting in years."
For good measure, Schumer also informed members that it was time to force the hand of Manchin (and of Arizona Democratic Sen. Kyrsten Sinema) on voting rights as early as the first week back in January. “If Senate Republicans continue to abuse the filibuster and prevent the body from considering this bill, the Senate will then consider changes to any rules which prevent us from debating and reaching final conclusion on important legislation,” Schumer wrote. In a pointed reminder to Manchin of the late Senate rules maestro and fellow West Virginian, Schumer noted, “As Former Senator Robert C. Byrd said in 1979, Senate rules that seemed appropriate in the past ‘must be changed to reflect changed circumstances.’”
A Senate caucus meeting will take place Tuesday night, possibly the most anticipated caucus meeting in years."
That's tonight. I think Friday will be the actual last day of this session.
Fwiw, outraged as we are by the betrayal in this turn of evenets, it's normal for important hegislation to be battled over for long periods. The ACA was declared dying or outright dead a number of times before we finally battled it successfully to passage. In the end, the toughest opposition was from those within our own party who wanted a more cautious, less comprehensive beginning. At one point Pelosi had to tell Obama and the rest of the leadership that she would pass the house's comprehensive form or nothing.
To show unity with Joe and to give them incentive to get this done.
Any pukes wishing to abstain are welcome to go home. 
