It’s time for Democrats to mourn Biden’s Build Back Better agenda and move on. After West Virginia Sen. Joe Manchin announced he would not vote to push the legislation forward Democrats instantly went on to attack him.
Now, some reports have claimed there is a chance Manchin will participate in negotiations to revive the bill, however, to the disappointment of Democrats those are only rumors.
According to The Hill:
“I’m really not going to talk about Build Back Better anymore because I think I’ve been very clear on that. There is no negotiations going on at this time,” Manchin said, doubling down on comments he made to “Fox News Sunday” last month announcing that he would not vote to proceed to the legislation.
Manchin said he’s more interested in working on legislation that has bipartisan support and again expressed concern about pushing legislation that further divides Democrats and Republicans.
“There’s an awful lot of things, a lot of things that were very, I think, well intended. And there was a lot of things that was a pretty far reach,” he explained. “Our country is divided and I don’t intend to do anything that divides our country anymore.”
Instead, Manchin said he wants “whatever I can do to unite and bring people together.”
Manchin also noted his focus on backing more options for renewable energy, raising the possibility that he might be able to vote for a smaller climate-focused package in the future.
