Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) indicated Thursday that he and President Joe Biden, who has been deeply involved in negotiations over the $3.5 trillion budget reconciliation, are working to overcome lingering disagreements over the scope of the legislation. Manchin said of ongoing negotiations that “the president is deeply committed to getting things done and we’re committed to working with him to try to find a pathway forward.” Manchin, who has called himself “a conservative Democrat,” has been a crucial swing vote for Democratic policy priorities. While Manchin has voted with his party for several trillion dollar CCP (Chinese Communist Party virus) virus relief packages over the course of the pandemic, he has diverged from the party just as often. Because of their slim single vote majority in the Senate, Democrats must have Manchin on board to pass the budget reconciliation bill—but he has been hesitant to give that support. Before its …