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Manchin’s $1.8 trillion spending offer no longer on table -Washington Post -Breaking

by Mike Robinson

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© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: U.S. Outside of Senator Joe Manchin’s Hart Senate Office Building in Washington on Capitol Hill, Washington (U.S.A.), January 4, 2022, Manchin speaks with reporters. REUTERS/Tom Brenner

WASHINGTON (Reuters). – U.S. According to Saturday’s Washington Post report, Senator Joe Manchin’s proposal to the White House for a $1.8 trillion spending increase appears no more on the table after a dispute between West Virginia Democratic lawmakers and the White House.

Reporters were told this week by Manchin that he was not participating in talks with the White House. He also indicated privately to reporters that he does not want any legislation similar to President Joe Biden’s Build Back Better package. The newspaper cited three sources with information on the subject.

Manchin’s office didn’t immediately reply to my request for comment.

This legislation is Biden’s top domestic priority. Manchin’s vote in an evenly divided Senate is crucial. His opposition to Build back Better was rebuffed in December. It drew ire from Democratic Progressives who sent them scrambling to find ways to revive the package.

Funding for priority issues is included in the plan, which includes support for rising childcare costs and free pre-school, free coverage for home-care costs for seniors, as well as funding for free school meals.

According to the Washington Post, Manchin spoke with several officials in an effort to get his support. These included Steve Ricchetti (White House senior aide), Larry Kudlow (ex-economic adviser to Donald Trump) and Republican Senator Mitt Mitt Romney from Utah.

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