Manchin Again, Stalls Progress, on Spending Bill.<br />CNBC reports moderate Democrat Joe Manchin has demanded more time to evaluate the impact of <br />Joe Biden's now $1.75 trillion spending bill.<br />Democrats had previously hoped the bill would come to a vote sometime this week.<br />Manchin accused progressive democrats of playing "political games' in their refusal to pass a Senate-approved infrastructure bill.<br />Manchin accused progressive democrats of playing "political games' in their refusal to pass a Senate-approved infrastructure bill.<br />Holding this bill hostage is not going to work in getting my support for <br />the reconciliation bill. , Joe Manchin, Senator West Virginia, Via CNBC.<br />Manchin and fellow centrist Senator Kyrsten Sinema have already negotiated the spending bill down <br />from Biden's proposed $3.5 trillion. .<br />Manchin and fellow centrist Senator Kyrsten Sinema have already negotiated the spending bill down <br />from Biden's proposed $3.5 trillion. .<br />The bill can't be passed without the votes of <br />all 50 Senate Democrats, as well as <br />Vice President Kamala Harris.<br />The bill can't be passed without the votes of <br />all 50 Senate Democrats, as well as <br />Vice President Kamala Harris.<br />Before any agreement is made, Manchin says he'll need detailed analytical reports of how the spending will impact the economy.<br />I will not support a bill that is this consequential without thoroughly understanding the impact it will have on our national debt, our economy, and the American people. , Joe Manchin, Senator West Virginia, Via CNBC.<br />These remarks were made as President Joe Biden attended the COP26 climate conference in Glasgow
