Manchin Wants to 'Start Over' on Biden Spending Bill

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Manchin Wants to ‘Start Over’ on Biden Spending Bill

January 20, 2022 at 2:42 pm EST By Taegan Goddard 108 Comments

https://politicalwire.com/2022/01/20/manchin-wants-to-start-over-on-biden-spending-bill/

"SNIP......

Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV) doesn’t sound ready to move quickly on any narrower spending bill, Politico reports.

He indicated he wanted to “start with clean sheet of paper and start over” with negotiations on the climate and social spending package.

Said Manchin: “We’ll just be starting from scratch whenever we start.”

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Oh for F***'S SAKE

[pwb]

1. This guy is just spying on us.

Keep him out of the loop I say.

[ebbie15644]

2. Nope, no way

[Walleye]

3. Start over? He hasn't done squat yet

[dchill]

4. You scratch first, Joe.

[DemocraticPatriot]

41. damn right! WRITE US your bill, Joe Manchin..

You might as well tell us what you will "allow". Getting something would be better than nothing---

but we don't need to play games with you, Joemanchin, for another six months, only to end up with NOTHING again.



Now that BBB and the voting rights bill have been turned back, I'm tempted to think that you are missing all the media attention, and would like to get us back on that merry-go-round again...

[C_U_L8R]

5. Don't waste your time with this clown

He’s just angling for a new yacht.

[Celerity]

16. +10000000000000000

[Baitball Blogger]

6. He's just trying to slow down the process.

Keep him out of the loop.

[tritsofme]

11. I'm not sure what that means, without his vote, there is no loop.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

7. Start Over? NEVER, not for this clown. Grrrrrrr.

I agree with the posters who say: keep him out of the loop.

Maybe we should start calling him Lucy!

[mvd]

8. Scratch is what he wants it to be

He is so frustrating!

[nebby70]

9. No, Joe just wants to stay in the spotlight any way he can

[MoonRiver]

10. WTF ever!

The guy just wants attention.

[marie999]

12. Biden should tell him where to put that clean sheet of paper.

[Emile]

13. We'll have to start two steps ahead of where we left off,

[Mossfern]

14. What an abusive spouse

tells their partner.

[Tom Rinaldo]

15. Has any Republican Senator indicated any willingness to spend anything on climate change?

If not than Manchin is the 50th vote needed to do something regarding the climate crisis. Supposedly in his last "offer" to Biden in December (which he withdrew) significant spending on climate proposals was included.

We literally owe it to the planet, and to both younger and future generations, to lock that part in, one way or another.

[PortTack]

17. He just wants to waste more of our time!

[Politicub]

18. Mr. Good Faith. He makes me ill.

[lagomorph777]

19. Nope, we're going to focus our efforts on getting rid of you, pal.

Waste of time to try to legislate at this point.

[Irish_Dem]

20. His intent is to do as much damage as possible to Biden and our party.

He could care less about the issues and process.

It is about throwing hand grenades.

[sarcasmo]

21. Dragging it out for 10 more months.

[Bettie]

22. Kicking the can down the road again, Senator?

Because it feels like you are wasting everyone's time, running out the clock until the next election, on behalf of your best buddy McConnell.

[FoxNewsSucks]

23. Progressives said this would happen. nt.

[dweller]

24. He'll have us all

burning coal to stay warm …
Don’t trust this clown 😡


✌🏻

[moniss]

25. My suggestion

would be to first make his recent votes come with a heavy price. Biden has the authority to have Federal involvement/support in both manpower and money "slowed" by various means. Extra inspections, reconsideration of permits/project plans etc. Begin to reduce staffing at Federal offices. A "realignment/reassessment" is certainly in order. To not do this is letting Manchin crap in his hand and rub it in your face. He will never vote for anything further than the already passed infrastructure bill and he only did that after he got hefty reductions and because what was left was good for his pals and his pocket.

I know all about the screaming media claiming we can't do it because we will lose the Senate/Congress. Given the votes yesterday that is all but certain anyway. The game plan of the GQP with respect to the filibuster is going to be similar to what they have done in various state legislatures regarding gubernatorial/state AG powers. They vastly expand them when they are in power and then just before losing power they heavily restrict them during lame duck sessions. They will do the same with the filibuster.

[Hotler]

33. Start sending OSHA inspectors everywhere in WV and start writing them up. nt

[moniss]

34. Great idea

and USDA, Railroad, FAA, EPA, FDA,Interior etc.

[Efilroft Sul]

26. Bad faith actor says what?

[Corgigal]

27. Lucy has the football again.

Don’t play, ignore.

[budkin]

28. Enough

There's no point in negotiating with him.

[Fullduplexxx]

29. I remember john boner using the same sentence in regards to the aca ... start over on a clean sheet

All the senators puked out that very same sentence

[Voltaire2]

30. So he can waste another six months.

He can just fuck off already.
Congress is done for this session.
Biden needs to go to executive orders for whatever can be done there.

[Emile]

31. Blowing smoke up our rear ends will not work this time!

What an asshole.

[JustAnotherGen]

32. A little too late for that sir

I'm opposed to any discussions of a BBB without lifting the SALT Cap.

Tom Malinowski voting no on a bill that didn't include the lift - would assure victory for him in the 7th district.

If Manchin is serious - NJ's 7th Democratics Party Members need to start slamming Tom now to VOTE no. All NJ reps should vote no - unless SALT cap is lifted.

Manchin's turn in the barrel.

[lame54]

35. He's Mitch's time burner

[sakabatou]

36. Lemme guess, he'd still kill the bill.

[In It to Win It]

37. Fuck it! Write the whole bill.

[canetoad]

38. Someone should remind him

That he is the employee of the American people. Should they be bearing the cost of his indecision?

[helpisontheway]

39. F Manchin nt

[Vinca]

40. Translation: uh oh, the cameras are pointing elsewhere - gotta do something.

[DemocraticPatriot]

42. Exactly. Time for him to put up, or shut up.

[Tommymac]

43. Fuck You Manchin. Go play fiddlesticks with Kristen.

You are not relevant anymore- you have played your cards and fucked The Constitution.

I'll say no more you Benedict Arnold.