Biden stated that President Joe Biden will have to abandon his plan to invest more in climate policies and social programs, but that Congress still has the ability to pass some of them.

The president stated that he was confident in his ability to get parts, large chunks of the Build back Better law signed into legislation.

After Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) said that he wouldn’t vote for the signature Biden proposal, it was blocked in December. For the $1.75 billion House bill to be passed by Biden, all Senate Democrats would have to support it.

Biden indicated that he’s been “talking to many of my fellow colleagues” at Congress. Biden stated that he is confident of winning support for spending more than $500 million to fight climate change.

He also noted that Manchin supports early childhood education — a nod to the bill’s universal pre-K provision.

Democrats such as Manchin indicated that they were open to reviving the idea in some way. Biden, on Wednesday, made his strongest signal yet by indicating that he would accept a smaller form of the plan.

He said, “So I believe we can split the package up and get as much now as possible and then come back to fight for the remainder of it.”

The White House wants to revive talks about the plan. Reuters reported Tuesday.According to the wire service, while the Biden administration would like to maintain the legislation’s provisions to combat climate change, it will also remove or scale back parts Manchin objects to, including the child tax credit that is strengthened and the paid family leave.

Andrew Bates, White House spokesperson, described the report’s content as “wrong.” According to him, “the report’s substance and details are wrong.”

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