United States: another grain of sand in Joe Biden's investment plan
Senator Joe Manchin speaks with reporters at the United States Capitol on November 1, 2021 in Washington.
The American Democratic Senator Joe Manchin refused to guarantee his vote for the passage of the two gigantic investment plans of Joe Biden, suspended for weeks in Congress, denouncing the "political quarrels" which animate his party.
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It is a soap opera that has been going on for months and does not want to end.
In Washington, Congressional Democrats are unable to agree on the investment plans promised by Joe Biden.
While the president is on tour in Europe, elected officials continue to tear each other apart.
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With our correspondent in Washington
,
Guillaume Naudin
Progressive House Democrats have been saying since last weekend: they are ready to vote for the $ 1.2 trillion infrastructure plan, if centrist senators commit to the other plan, social spending. to 1,750 billion.
This Monday, November 1, West Virginia Senator Joe Manchin, who has already cut the bill by half, answered them unambiguously.
“
I will not support the reconciliation plan without knowing the consequences for our debt, our economy and our country. We won't know that until we work on this text. For the good of our country, I urge my colleagues in the House to vote on and pass the bipartisan infrastructure plan. He is bipartisan. 69 senators voted in favor. We have been working on this for many months. And like I said before, taking this law hostage is not going to work for me to support what you want,
”said Joe Manchin.
And in what they want, there is in particular the part devoted to the climate: more than 500 billion dollars which is therefore still not there while Joe Biden is at the COP26 devoted to these questions in Scotland.
A few days ago on television, the president thought he had given pledges to Senator Manchin: “
Joe is not a bad guy.
It is a friend.
And he always ended up voting
”.
This Monday, the White House let it be known that the plan addresses all of Joe Manchin's concerns and reiterates its confidence.
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