Biden meets with Sens. Manchin, Sinema as Democrats try to build support for $3.5 trillion bill
President Joe Biden was set to meet Wednesday with Sens. Joe Manchin and Kyrsten Sinema as he tries to nudge the skeptical Democrats to back his sprawling $3.5 trillion economic plan.
The president spoke with Sinema, who represents Arizona, at the White House in the morning. He was expected to meet with Manchin, a West Virginia lawmaker, later in the day.
Both centrists have criticized the proposed $3.5 trillion price tag, and Manchin has called on party leaders to delay votes on the legislation.
The meetings come at a pivotal point for an agenda that Democrats hope will offer a lifeline to households and stymie Republican efforts to win control of Congress next year. Party leaders gave congressional committees a Wednesday deadline to write their portions of the bill, and they hope to send it to Biden's desk in the coming weeks.
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