Biden-Manchin Call Seen Possibly Reviving Talks on Economic Plan
- Senator and Biden spoke hours after Manchin rejected agenda
- West Virginia senator made $1.8 trillion counteroffer
WATCH: Manchin Outlines Policy Changes He’d Want in Biden Bill
Source: Bloomberg
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President Joe Biden and Senator Joe Manchin spoke Sunday night after Manchin torpedoed Biden’s roughly $2 trillion economic agenda, a conversation that the White House believes left the door open to revive talks on the package, according to a person familiar with the matter.
Their call came hours after Manchin abruptly announced on “Fox News Sunday” that he wouldn’t back the Build Back Better plan. The West Virginia Democrat’s rejection triggered a sharp rebuke from White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki and opened a public feud among Democrats over Biden’s policy priorities.