Manchin, D-W.Va., announced Sunday that after months of negotiations he determined that he could not support Biden\u2019s massive social spending bill.
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\nManchin, D-W. Va., announced Sunday that after months of negotiations he determined that he could not support Biden\u2019s massive social spending bill. \u00ab\u00a0I think he\u2019s saving Biden, because if they ever got that passed, this country would be a total disaster,\u00a0\u00bb Trump told Fox News. \u00ab\u00a0Already, inflation is so bad, it\u2019s at a level that nobody\u2019s really seen \u2014 nobody remembers for so long \u2014 Jimmy Carter was there, but I think this will end up being far worse than Jimmy Carter.\u00a0\u00bb \u00ab\u00a0I think that Manchin is actually helping Biden from himself, because, if you look at it, and you look at what was potentially going to be passed, and I\u2019m not saying it won\u2019t, maybe he\u2019ll change his mind, but it would blow this country up, with inflation and with other problems,\u00a0\u00bb Trump said. \u00ab\u00a0This country is not able to do what they would like to do,\u00a0\u00bb Trump said of Democrats\u2019 plans included in the Build Back Better Act. \u00ab\u00a0It would be very bad for the country.\u00a0\u00bb Manchin on Sunday said he could not \u00ab\u00a0vote to continue\u00a0\u00bb with the package, noting that if he cannot explain to his constituents why he would vote for a bill, then he cannot vote for it, despite all of the work he and other Democrats had put in trying to come to a consensus. \u00ab\u00a0This is a no,\u00a0\u00bb he said. \u00ab\u00a0I have tried everything I know to do.\u00a0\u00bb Manchin acknowledged that there were aspects of the bill he was in favor of, but it was just too hefty for him to justify voting for it. \u00ab\u00a0There\u2019s a lot of good, but that bill is a mammoth piece of legislation,\u00a0\u00bb Manchin said, pointing out that it is not even being voted on like a normal bill but being pushed through budget reconciliation. Manchin had previously proposed a $1.7 trillion price tag for the spending package, but he said his Democratic colleagues did not make the necessary compromises. He did note that both he and Biden tried hard to make it work. \u00ab\u00a0What we need to do is get our financial house in order, but be able to pay for what we do and do what we pay for,\u00a0\u00bb he said. Meanwhile, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., in his memo to colleagues early Monday, said neither Manchin\u2019s \u00ab\u00a0delay, nor other recent pronouncements, will deter us from continuing to try to find a way forward.\u00a0\u00bb \u00ab\u00a0We simply cannot give up,\u00a0\u00bb Schumer wrote, adding that senators \u00ab\u00a0should be aware that the Senate will, in fact, consider the Build Back Better Act, very early in the new year so that every Member of this body has the opportunity to make their position known on the Senate floor, not just on television.\u00a0\u00bb \u00ab\u00a0We are going to vote on a revised version of the House-passed Build Back Better Act\u2014and we will keep voting on it until we get something done,\u00a0\u00bb Schumer wrote. On Tuesday, President Biden was asked whether Manchin broke his commitment to supporting his administration. \u00ab\u00a0Sen. Manchin and I are going to get something done,\u00a0\u00bb Biden said before leaving the podium.<\/p>\n