Manchin objects to paid family leave added back into social spending bill
Source: CNN
(CNN)Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin is objecting to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's decision to add paid family and medical leave back into the Democrats' social spending bill, saying that "I don't think it belongs in the bill."
"That's a piece of legislation that really is needed from the standpoint: if we do it and do it right," the West Virginia senator told CNN's John Berman on "New Day" Thursday, adding, "We can do that in a bipartisan way. We can make sure it is lasting."
He added that a paid family leave policy should be done "in regular order through the process," rather than using the budget reconciliation process.
In a major shift Wednesday, Pelosi announced that four weeks of paid family and medical leave will be brought back into the $1.75 trillion Build Back Better Act, after Democrats had previously removed the provision from the package after failing to reach a compromise with Manchin.
Read more: https://www.cnn.com/2021/11/04/politics/joe-manchin-democrats-spending-bill-cnntv/index.html
Wait, didn't he just say yesterday that he could be on board with it?
Joe Manchin says he could be on board with paid leave
AZSkiffyGeek
(10,972 posts)He supports it, but not through reconciliation. I think he said earlier this week that it wouldn't pass the Parliamentarian as well.
Beachnutt
(7,285 posts)naming the issues that the republicans vote against and issues man chin says he won't support that will help blue collar folks the most..
Mawspam2
(723 posts)...he lives on a yacht in DC. He'll never see your billboards.
LakeArenal
(28,802 posts)Calista241
(5,586 posts)I don't think a bunch of Trump voters are going to bail out Biden but speaking up about this in the number we'd need them to.
Botany
(70,447 posts).... fossil fuel industry.
https://www.democraticunderground.com/100216005972
The Luxe Olde Farm Golf Resort was built with coal money.
You can't golf, eat, stay, or even visit there w/out a member's invite and the menu doesn't even have prices on it.
Joe is willing to sell out his constituents in W.V. and curse the planet with global warming so he can
eat beef tenderloins, lobster bisque, and baby redskin potatoes as he is drinking $300.00 red wine.
Phoenix61
(16,993 posts)qazplm135
(7,447 posts)Yesterday, not through reconciliation.
johnthewoodworker
(694 posts)yaesu
(8,020 posts)knowing they are just stringing everybody along and imho the the bills will be passed in the house shortly & if the Senate doesn't get r done its on the fascists not the true dems..
bluewater
(5,376 posts)Galraedia
(5,020 posts)Stop negotiating with this idiot and seek someone else.
groundloop
(11,513 posts)LenaBaby61
(6,972 posts)Galraedia
(5,020 posts)I'm sure states Alaska could use a lot more support, especially with winter coming.
LiberalFighter
(50,783 posts)quakerboy
(13,916 posts)So once they pull that back out to get manchin to stop saying he is against it (without ever saying that the changes mean he will be for it), what will sinema decide to object to next?