‘I’ve never been a liberal’: Joe Manchin announces he will support less than half of Biden’s agenda
Credit: Senate Democrats
Sen. Joe Manchin
September 30, 2021 | 06:39PM ETBank
U.S. Senator Joe Manchin, Democrat from West Virginia, under fire from many elected Democrats and Democratic voters, pushed back on Thursday, proudly declaring he's no liberal – and announcing his top-dollar limit on President Joe Biden's social spending bill, the Build Back Better Act.
"I've never been a liberal," Manchin told reporters when pressed on his positions on President Biden's $3.5 trillion social programs legislation.
Manchin says his top-dollar limit is a mere $1.5 trillion.
Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV): "I've never been a liberal in any way, shape, or form," so if progressives want a bigger reconciliation bill, "elect more liberals."pic.twitter.com/Xkf7NLRMtp— The Recount (@The Recount) 1633020467
Joe Manchin is saying we should take his $1.5T bottom line and take the rest to the ballot box in the midterms.\n\nHe doesn\u2019t recognize that we\u2019re in the majority and White House because we already did that.pic.twitter.com/hj8frbNDbG— Sawyer Hackett (@Sawyer Hackett) 1633019238
Instead, Manchin announced he's willing to support less than half of the Biden agenda:
*MANCHIN: MY OFFER REMAINS $1.5T FOR SPENDING PLAN— Steven Dennis (@Steven Dennis) 1633019013
Former Clinton White House press secretary weighs in:
It\u2019s amazing how closely Manchin\u2019s comments track with Republican talking points. Inflation, he compromised going from zero to 1.5 trillion. It\u2019s really quite remarkable— Joe Lockhart (@Joe Lockhart) 1633019165
National Journal's Zach C. Cohen posted this very telling image of the scrum of reporters surrounding the West Virginia Senator.
On a pivotal day for the Democratic agenda, Sen. Joe Manchin gaggles with the press outside the Capitol.pic.twitter.com/7xIuMryXES— Zach C. Cohen (@Zach C. Cohen) 1633018765
Protesters chanting \u201chey Joe, we had a deal\u201d as Manchin\u2019s presser begins:pic.twitter.com/Xg6aBXw4XX— Andrew Solender (@Andrew Solender) 1633018681
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