Manchin Says He Supports Democrats’ Partisan Infrastructure Bill

Manchin Says He Supports Democrats’ Partisan Infrastructure Bill
Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) speaks during hearing at the Dirksen Senate Office building in Washington on June 9, 2021. Stefani Reynolds/Pool via Reuters
Masooma Haq
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With the White House still in talks on a bipartisan infrastructure bill that focuses on core infrastructure needs, Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.), who favors bipartisanship, said on Tuesday that he’s supportive of going forward with a larger infrastructure bill that received zero Republican support, but that it shouldn’t be tied to the bipartisan one.

Manchin last week indicated that Democrats will need to use the reconciliation process to move their multi-trillion dollar infrastructure bill forward mainly because GOP members are unwilling to budge on the 2017 tax bill changes that are included in it.

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Masooma Haq began reporting for The Epoch Times from Pakistan in 2008. She currently covers a variety of topics including U.S. government, culture, and entertainment.
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