Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W. Va.) on Monday went against party leadership and suggested that Democrats should use the reconciliation process to raise the debt limit as Republicans double down on their commitment to vote against any increase to government spending. Republicans, upset with Democrats’ partisan bills, have demanded that Democrats use the partisan reconciliation process…
Manchin Says Democrats Should Use Reconciliation to Raise Debt Limit, Countering Biden
Manchin Indicates $1.5 Trillion Is Farthest He Will Go on Reconciliation
Since the earliest stages of the Democratic reconciliation bill, all eyes have been on Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.), a critical swing vote who could make or break Democratic plans. Manchin rejected the bill’s $3.5 trillion price tag, but the self-described “conservative Democrat” has since been tight-lipped on what price tag he would support. On Thursday,…
Manchin Says Democrats’ $3.5 Trillion Budget Bill Remains ‘Fiscal Insanity’ on Eve of Vote
Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.), on the eve of a voting deadline for the Democratic leadership’s $3.5 trillion spending bill, decried the measure as “fiscal insanity,” warning that it would not get his vote without further adjustments. “I cannot—and will not—support trillions in spending or an all-or-nothing approach that ignores the brutal fiscal reality our nation…
Sanders Demands $3.5 Trillion Budget as Moderates Demand Smaller Bill
After months of tough negotiations with moderate Democrats, Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) took to Twitter to demand an all-or-nothing $3.5 trillion reconciliation bill. Sanders, the author of the expansive budget, initially wanted a bill with a $6 trillion price tag, but this was eventually lowered in the final draft of his budget to $3.5 trillion….
Manchin Says He and Biden Are ‘Trying to Find a Pathway Forward’ on Budget
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…
Manchin Rejects Budget Reconciliation Process in Interview
In a Sept. 13 interview, Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) rejected the reconciliation process being used to advance Democrats’ expansive $3.5 trillion budget bill. Under the budget reconciliation process, created in the 1970s, certain bills related to federal revenue and spending can be passed through the Senate with only a simple majority. This move allows these…
NTD News Today Full Broadcast (Sept. 13)
President Biden is announcing new virus measures this week. The U.S. surgeon general says there will be more actions, especially on the global front. And some American workers are resigning and suing over vaccine mandates. Moderate Senator Joe Manchin (D-W.V.) confirms he will not vote for the $3.5 trillion budget bill. And he denied a…
Manchin Rejects Sanders’ $3.5 Trillion Budget in Op-Ed, Imperiling Its Future
News Analysis In an opinion piece for the Wall Street Journal, Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) has come out squarely against Sen. Bernie Sanders’s (I-Vt.) expansive budget resolution. Manchin’s opposition puts the bill—which President Biden considers an integral part of his “build back better” agenda—in grave danger of failure in the Senate. The budget resolution advanced…
Sen. Joe Manchin: ‘The Coal Industry Has To Be Saved’
In a notable break with progressives, Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) said in an interview that the coal industry “will be saved, has to be saved, because the country can’t survive without it.” Others in the Democratic Party have asserted that the coal industry contributes to global warming and that it should be replaced with other…
NTD News Today Full Broadcast (June 15)
President Joe Biden says he had productive talks with Turkey, NATO’s second-strongest member. What is Turkey offering to do? A lawmaker pushes a bill to prevent Vice President Kamala Harris from traveling overseas on the taxpayers’ dime before visiting the border. This, as Harris continues to refuse invites to the border even as some Democrats…
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