Manchin warns Democrats: Hit 'pause' on Biden's $3.5T plan

[Meister]

Well, Well, Well, looks like it's not smooth sailing for the democrats and their
social dreams.

Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) said Democrats should hit "pause" on President Biden’s $3.5 trillion spending package, firing a significant warning shot at his party’s top legislative priority.

Manchin, during remarks this week at a West Virginia Chamber of Commerce event pointed to concerns about “runaway inflation,” the delta variant of the coronavirus and a botched withdrawal in Afghanistan to float slowing down what is the centerpiece of Biden's economic agenda.

"If the country is facing what we're facing now. ... I would ask my colleagues and all of the Senate to hit the pause button on the $3.5 [trillion]," Manchin said at the event on Wednesday. "Let’s sit back. Let’s see what happens. We have so much on our plate. We really have an awful lot. I think that would be the prudent, wise thing to do."


"I know they're going to go nuts right now ... because what I said is going to all my caucus in Washington," Manchin added, referring to his Democratic colleagues. "But I'm thinking of it from the standpoint of where we are as a nation today."

Manchin warns Democrats: Hit ‘pause’ on Biden’s $3.5T plan

Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) said Democrats should hit “pause” on President Biden’s $3.5 trillion spending package, firing a significant warning shot at his party’s top leg…

thehill.com

 

[Crepitus]

Well, Well, Well, looks like it's not smooth sailing for the democrats and their
social dreams.

Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) said Democrats should hit "pause" on President Biden’s $3.5 trillion spending package, firing a significant warning shot at his party’s top legislative priority.

Manchin, during remarks this week at a West Virginia Chamber of Commerce event pointed to concerns about “runaway inflation,” the delta variant of the coronavirus and a botched withdrawal in Afghanistan to float slowing down what is the centerpiece of Biden's economic agenda.

"If the country is facing what we're facing now. ... I would ask my colleagues and all of the Senate to hit the pause button on the $3.5 [trillion]," Manchin said at the event on Wednesday. "Let’s sit back. Let’s see what happens. We have so much on our plate. We really have an awful lot. I think that would be the prudent, wise thing to do."


"I know they're going to go nuts right now ... because what I said is going to all my caucus in Washington," Manchin added, referring to his Democratic colleagues. "But I'm thinking of it from the standpoint of where we are as a nation today."

Manchin warns Democrats: Hit ‘pause’ on Biden’s $3.5T plan

Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) said Democrats should hit “pause” on President Biden’s $3.5 trillion spending package, firing a significant warning shot at his party’s top leg…

thehill.com

Manchin is just enjoying his 15 minutes of relevance.

 

[task0778]

I think Sen Sinema from AZ is also against that much spending, and maybe a few others that don't have the balls to say so. BUT - one wonders just how much spending they'll end up supporting, maybe not $3.5 tril but $2.5 tril? And for what? What gets dropped from their bill and what doesn't? AND - what are the House progressives going to do if the Senate passes a much smaller spending bill? Pelosi said the House would pass whatever they get from the Senate, but one wonders if that's true if the spending is drastically reduced. Will the House renege on their promise to vote on the bipartisan infrastructure around the end of Sept like they said they would? Remember, Pelosi promised the House moderates she would do that in exchange for their support of the $3.5 tril budget agreement a week or two back? Curious and curiouser.

Things could get very dicey on their side of the aisle.

BTW, cheers for Manchin to introduce some sanity in our gov't spending.

 

[AzogtheDefiler]

Manchin is just enjoying his 15 minutes of relevance.

Four years is 15 min in the world of Crepitus

Truth over Facts

 

[lantern2814]

Manchin is just enjoying his 15 minutes of relevance.

Crying because one of yours won’t be intimidated into voting against what his constituents want. Sucks to be you.

 

[kyzr]

Crying because one of yours won’t be intimidated into voting against what his constituents want. Sucks to be you.

Got a link to prove WV supports the democrat's spending priorities?
Pop quiz: what is the reddest state? (by vote percentage for Trump)

 

[lantern2814]

Got a link to prove WV supports the democrat's spending priorities?
Pop quiz: what is the reddest state? (by vote percentage for Trump)

I apologize if I wasn’t clear. I believe Manchin isn’t on board with this because his constituents don’t want it.

 

[Rogue AI]

Liberals don't see the writing on the wall. They honestly think they can gloss over Afghanistan and back to business as usual. Their agenda is dead in the water, and they think they can keep pushing.

 

[kyzr]

I apologize if I wasn’t clear. I believe Manchin isn’t on board with this because his constituents don’t want it.

Thanks, I hope Joe switches parties. There is no reason for him to stay a democrat.

 

[Lesh]

Mancin should now have evidence that the Republicans aren't negotiating in good faith.

Kill the filibuster

Expand the court

 

[lantern2814]

Thanks, I hope Joe switches parties. There is no reason for him to stay a democrat.

That could be a possibility. I’ve heard also that he may consider retiring with all the BS the Dems are throwing at him, which would put a Republican in his seat.

 

[struth]

Sounds like the Senator is waking up to the fact Xiden and his band of dembot cultist can’t be trusted to run anything, let alone 3.5 trillion dollars

 

[struth]

Mancin should now have evidence that the Republicans aren't negotiating in good faith.

Kill the filibuster

Expand the court

what evidence is that? sounds like the Senator is standing up against the Xiden cults attempt to over throw our republic

 

[Lesh]

what evidence is that? sounds like the Senator is standing up against the Xiden cults attempt to over throw our republic

Sounds like Mancin is ignoring the Republicans dishonesty and obstruction

 

[struth]

Sounds like Mancin is ignoring the Republicans dishonesty and obstruction

or that he has real concerns about xiden and his band of dembot cultist…given they gave f’d everything they have done up so far…why give them 3.5 trillion. to waste

 

[Sandy Shanks]

It looks like Democrats in the House will kill Biden's infrastructure plan if the Senate doesn't approve the $3.5T bill.

 

[Rogue AI]

Mancin should now have evidence that the Republicans aren't negotiating in good faith.

Kill the filibuster

Expand the court

You folks lack the political capital for that. Keep dreaming.

 

[Admiral Rockwell Tory]

I think Sen Sinema from AZ is also against that much spending, and maybe a few others that don't have the balls to say so. BUT - one wonders just how much spending they'll end up supporting, maybe not $3.5 tril but $2.5 tril? And for what? What gets dropped from their bill and what doesn't? AND - what are the House progressives going to do if the Senate passes a much smaller spending bill? Pelosi said the House would pass whatever they get from the Senate, but one wonders if that's true if the spending is drastically reduced. Will the House renege on their promise to vote on the bipartisan infrastructure around the end of Sept like they said they would? Remember, Pelosi promised the House moderates she would do that in exchange for their support of the $3.5 tril budget agreement a week or two back? Curious and curiouser.

Things could get very dicey on their side of the aisle.

BTW, cheers for Manchin to introduce some sanity in our gov't spending.

Impossible. All spending bills MUST originate in the House.

 

[LeftofLeft]

Manchin is just enjoying his 15 minutes of relevance.

Can you think for 15 seconds? Nancy Pelosi’s House lost seats in the 2020 Election. Manchin is a blue dog Democrat who has the Vice President by the balls. No matter how much she plays her gender, Black and Asian cards, she is not going to Trump his vote. Get it?

 

[Devils_Advocate]

Manchin is just enjoying his 15 minutes of relevance.

He had relevance a lot longer than that and he is correct.