What Joe Manchin’s ‘No’ Means for Biden’s Agenda
The Build Back Better Act is dead. Long live the Build Back Better Act? With a few short sentences on Fox News, Senator Joe Manchin today dashed the dreams of Democrats by coming out firmly against President Joe Biden’s signature legislative proposal. “I’ve tried everything humanly possible. I can’t get there,” Manchin said of the $ 1.75 trillion bill that the House passed last month. His opposition after months of negotiations adds to a hellish winter that followed a brutal autumn for Biden, who is presiding over yet another resurgence…
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