Manchin will have to explain to those families paying $1,000 a month for insulin why they need to keep paying that, instead of $35 for that vital medicine. Psaki also hinted that White House officials and Democratic allies in Congress, who have handled Manchin with kid gloves all throughout the negotiation, will be stepping up political pressure on him in the weeks ahead. “Just as Senator Manchin reversed his position on Build Back Better this morning, we will continue to press him to see if he will reverse his position yet again, to honor his prior commitments and be true to his word,” Psaki said in a statement.
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White House press secretary Jen Psaki Jen Psaki Biden commends wireless giants for delaying 5G rollout near key airports Briefing in brief: Free COVID-19 test site in testing phase before launch Wednesday White House says Russia could launch attack in Ukraine 'at any point' MORE on Sunday left no doubt that White House officials viewed Manchin’s definitive statement that he will vote against Build Back Better as a betrayal and vowed to change his mind. Manchin on Sunday cited an analysis from the Congressional Budget Office that renewing all the proposals of the bill would cost more than $4.5 trillion over 10 years and said his Democratic colleagues “continue to camouflage the real cost of the intent behind this bill.” One of Manchin’s chief criticisms of the bill is that it masked its likely real impact on the deficit by sunsetting popular programs after only one or a few years in anticipation that Congress would bow to political pressure and extend them in the future. “We are going to vote on a revised version of the House-passed Build Back Better Act - and we will keep voting on it until we get something done,” he pledged. We must and we will keep fighting to deliver for working families,” he wrote. Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer Chuck Schumer The Hill's Morning Report - Presented by Facebook - Voting rights week for Democrats (again) Kelly takes under-the-radar approach in Arizona Senate race Hundreds attend mass funeral for victims of Bronx apartment building fire MORE (D-N.Y.) informed colleagues in a letter Monday morning that he will keep scheduling votes on Build Back Better until some version of the bill passes the Senate. “We believe that adopting such an approach could open a potential path forward with this legislation,” she said. White House chief of staff Ron Klain Ron Klain The Memo: Biden's overpromising problem Federal vaccine mandate enters 'major question' land The Memo: No more 'the former guy' as Biden tackles Trump head-on MORE on Sunday retweeted a statement by New Democrat Coalition Chair Suzan DelBene Suzan Kay DelBene Democrats look to scale back Biden bill to get it passed Democrats face tough choices on Biden plan after Manchin setback The Hill's Morning Report - Presented by National Industries for the Blind - Manchin says no White House fires back MORE (Wash.) calling for negotiators to prioritize fewer reforms and enact them for more years. Manchin’s warning Sunday that the Build Back Better bill would fuel inflation and risk American energy independence means that Democrats may have to narrow their focus to only a few priorities, such as the expanded child tax credit, and dramatically pare back spending and incentives for green energy. Joe Manchin Joe Manchin Senate Democrats eye talking filibuster NAACP president presses senators on voting rights: 'You will decide who defines America' Schumer tees up showdown on voting rights, filibuster MORE (W.Va.) stunned fellow Democrats on Sunday by announcing he would not vote for President Biden Joe Biden Madame Tussauds unveils new Biden and Harris figures US raises concerns about Russian troop movements to Belarus Putin tests a model for invading Ukraine, outwitting Biden's diplomats MORE ’s ambitious climate and social spending bill, which his allies saw as the crowning legislative achievement of the president's first term.īiden’s plans to address global warming and wealth inequality will now have to be substantially reworked if they are to become law, with many of his policy proposals potentially shelved in order to get Manchin’s vote.