Manchin Confirms He Won’t Vote for $3.5 Trillion Budget Bill; Sanders Fires Back

Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) at the U.S. Capitol in Washington on February 24, 2021. Leigh Vogel/Pool via Getty Images

Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) confirmed on Sept. 12 that he won’t vote for a $3.5 trillion budget reconciliation bill that contains a number of climate, social welfare, and other initiatives, arguing that the price tag is far too high.

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) won’t “have my vote on” the package, Manchin said during a CNN interview, adding that “Chuck knows that, and we’ve talked about this.”