Manchin meets with Sanders, Jayapal amid spending stalemate

[AZProgressive]

Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) met separately Monday with Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) and Congressional Progressive Caucus Chairwoman Pramila Jayapal (D-Wash.) as liberals and centrists in the party struggle to cut a deal on President Biden's sweeping spending plan.

The meetings - he met first with Jayapal and then later with Sanders - come as the two leading progressives have grown increasingly frustrated with Manchin, a key holdout on the social spending bill that is still being negotiated.

A source familiar confirmed the meeting between Manchin and Jayapal, while Sanders and Manchin, leaving the Capitol on Monday night, told reporters that they had also met.

And while Sanders and Manchin have spent days in a high-profile battle over the spending legislation, which is the centerpiece of Biden's legislative agenda, the two men were on friendly terms as they left the Capitol and paused for a photo outside while surrounded by a gaggle of reporters.

https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/577295-manchin-meets-with-sanders-jayapal-amid-spending-stalemate?amp

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[FoxNewsSucks]

1. I'll give Manchin this,

although he didn't seem to be taking it as seriously, at least he's there instead of in Europe sucking up to billioniares for money.

[Fullduplexxx]

4. No, he has them come to him

[comradebillyboy]

2. I hope they can reach an agreement soon.

Even with what Manchin will agree to the two bills will put at least 3 trillion dollars into important Democratic priorities. Elect more democrats and come back for the rest of the wish list.

[Fullduplexxx]

3. He cant get the 10 republicans he said he could

He did the same stall tatic on gun reform