Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) says he is still not committed to voting for President Joe Biden’s $1.85 trillion social spending bill after months of negotiations and compromises meant to get the West Virginia Democrat on board with the plan, a troublesome sign for the bill’s prospects as the 2022 midterms draw nearer. Manchin discussed the bill during The Wall Street Journal’s CEO Council Summit on Wednesday. The summit was attended by some senior White House officials, Manchin and other lawmakers, and business leaders representing an array of different industries to discuss America’s current and future economy. Manchin has in the past voted with Democrats to pass the American Rescue Plan, a $1.9 trillion stimulus package meant to address ongoing economic consequences of the CCP (Chinese Communist Party) virus, and the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, a $1.2 trillion package that furnished funding for hard infrastructure. But after all this spending, Manchin …
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