Biden Says , Meeting With Manchin, 'Went Well'.<br />CBS News reports that President Joe Biden met <br />with Senators Joe Manchin and <br />Chuck Schumer over the weekend.<br />CBS News reports that President Joe Biden met <br />with Senators Joe Manchin and <br />Chuck Schumer over the weekend.<br />CBS News reports that President Joe Biden met <br />with Senators Joe Manchin and <br />Chuck Schumer over the weekend.<br />The Democrats are trying to reach an agreement on the president's social spending plan.<br />Biden told reporters Monday that there are "some things to work out but it went well.".<br />Manchin reportedly believes that the <br />framework on a spending package will <br />come together sometime this week.<br />Biden's initial plan had a price tag of <br />$3.5 trillion, a figure that was contested by Manchin and fellow moderate Democrat Kyrsten Sinema.<br />The plan initially included paid family leave, free community college and the expansion of Medicare.<br />At a town hall hosted by CNN, Biden claimed Manchin is against free college and expanded Medicare. .<br />Biden remained optimistic that Democrats could reach an agreement on framework soon.<br />Agreements on the plan's framework would allow <br />the House to hold an official vote on the bill. <br />It has already cleared the Senate
