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(L-R) Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-Mich.), Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.), Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D.N.Y.), and Rep. Ayanna Pressley (D-Mass.) speak at a press conference on the Capitol on July 15, 2019. Holly Kellum/NTD
Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W. Va.) started a political firestorm on Sunday after he told Fox News that he would not be supporting President Joe Biden’s Build Back Better social spending bill, effectively killing the legislation after months of delays.
Social progressives were especially furious over the announcement.