Sen. Joe Manchin said he will not support the climate or tax provisions of a Democratic economic package he had been negotiating with Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer for months.
You can now listen to Fox News articles!D, N.Y., unequivocally Thursday that he is only willing to support a reconciliation bill in August that includes a provision to lower prescription drugs prices and a two-year extension of subsidies for the Affordable Care Act, according to a Democrat briefed on the conversations.
Schumer and Manchin have been negotiating the package for months and the West Virginia moderate had previously said he would be amenable to climate language and tax increases on higher earners in a bill roughly half the size of the $2 trillion social and environmental bill Manchin single-handedly killed last December.
"Political headlines are of no value to the millions of Americans struggling to afford groceries and gas asManchin spokesperson Sam Runyon said in a statement to Fox News Digital Thursday."Senator Manchin believes it’s time for leaders to put political agendas aside, reevaluate and adjust to the economic realities the country faces to avoid taking steps that add fuel to the inflation fire.
Previously, Democrats had removed other provisions like paid family leave amid negotiations with Manchin.
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