Sanders, exasperated with Manchin's demands, presses senator for specifics on Biden's domestic agend [View all]
Source: Washington Post
By Seung Min Kim
For some time, Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) has refused to discuss at length Sen. Joe Manchin III’s demands relating to President Biden’s proposed $3.5 trillion domestic spending package, appearing visibly annoyed as reporters peppered him with questions about the moderate Democratic senator’s conditions.
On Wednesday, the gloves came off.
Sanders, chairman of the Senate Budget Committee and leader of the progressive movement, took direct aim at Manchin’s statements and positions on the wide-ranging legislation that would invest in climate change, expand and shore up health-care programs, and overhaul the nation’s social safety net.
In particular, Sanders targeted Manchin’s view on the role that the government should play when it comes to health care, child care and other programs, criticizing the senator’s comments uttered hours earlier that he “did not believe that we should turn our society into an entitlement society.”
Sen. Bernie Sanders departs after a news conference at the U.S. Capitol on Oct. 6. (Win Mcnamee/Getty Images)
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