Scoop: Biden and Manchin deadlocked on length of BBB programs [View all]

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Source: Axios

President Biden and Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) are locked in a disagreement over how long programs in the Build Back Better agenda should be funded, people familiar with the matter tell Axios.

Why it matters: The impasse all but guarantees the Senate will delay a vote on the $1.75 trillion spending package until next year. It's also an indication Biden is willing to hold out for a bigger deal, as opposed to a faster one.

The president told the senator during a phone call Monday he didn’t want to budge from his plan to fund some of his programs for one year, and others for 10 years.

Manchin was equally clear: Before negotiating which individual programs should survive, he wants to agree to a common denominator for their funding term.

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