Manchin's $1.8 trillion spending offer is reportedly no longer on the table

Source: CNBC

U.S. Senator Joe Manchin’s $1.8 trillion spending offer he proposed to the White House in late 2021 appears to be no longer on the table following a breakdown between the Democratic lawmaker from West Virginia and the White House, the Washington Post reported on Saturday.

Manchin told reporters this week that he is no longer involved in discussions with the White House and has signaled privately that he is not interested in approving any legislation like President Joe Biden’s Build Back Better Package, the newspaper said, citing three people with knowledge of the matter.

Manchin’s office did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

The legislation is one of Biden’s signature domestic priorities. Manchin’s vote is critical in the evenly divided Senate. His opposition torpedoed Build Back Better in December, drawing ire from Democratic progressives and sending the political party scrambling to find a way to resurrect the package.

Read more: https://www.cnbc.com/2022/01/08/manchins-1point8-trillion-spending-offer-is-reportedly-no-longer-on-the-table.html

---

Should we have just taken his offer a couple of weeks ago? Or was it right to pass?