Manchin Says He'll Block Biden’s Next Big Package if Republican Views Are Ignored

Manchin Says He'll Block Biden’s Next Big Package if Republican Views Are Ignored
Sen. Joe Manchin, (D-W.Va.), speaks during a confirmation hearing in Washington on Feb. 24, 2021. Leigh Vogel-Pool/Getty Images
Tom Ozimek
Tom Ozimek
Reporter
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Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) told “Axios on HBO” in an interview published March 8 that he'll block President Joe Biden’s next major legislative initiative unless more effort is made to include Republican voices.

Manchin told the outlet that the $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief bill that cleared the Senate this weekend could have won some Republican backing if just a few concessions had been made. Instead, the package was adopted along a strict party-line vote that Republicans denounced as a partisan “wish list” padded with spending unrelated to the pandemic.

Tom Ozimek
Tom Ozimek
Reporter
Tom Ozimek is a senior reporter for The Epoch Times. He has a broad background in journalism, deposit insurance, marketing and communications, and adult education.
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