Thread by @Laurie_Garrett

Here're gems from #JenPsaki statement on #JoeManchin
"Sen. Manchin claims that this change of position is related to inflation, but the think tank he cites—the Penn Wharton Budg Instit—issued a report <48 hrs ago that the Build Back Better Act will have virtually no..."
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"...impact on inflation in the short term, & in the long run...will ease inflationary pressures."
"#Manchin cited deficit concerns in his statement. But the plan is fully paid for...Manchin knows that: #POTUS has told him that repeatedly, including this wk, face to face."
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"On Tues, Sen #Manchin came to @WhiteHouse & submitted—to #POTUS , in person, directly—a written outline for a #BuildBackBetterAct that was the same size & scope as the President’s, & covered many of the same priorities. Manchin promised to continue conversations..."
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"..in the days ahead, & to work with us to reach that common ground. If his comments on FOX indicate an end to that effort, they represent a sudden & inexplicable reversal in his position, & a breach of his commitments to @POTUS & the Senator’s colleagues in the House..."
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"...and Senate."
"In the meantime, #SenManchin will have to explain to those families paying $1,000 a month for #insulin why they need to keep paying that, instead of $35. He will have to explain to the nearly 2 million women who wld get the affordable day care they..."
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"...need to return to work why he opposes a plan to get them the help. Maybe #Manchin can explain to the millions of children who have been lifted out of poverty, in part due to the Child Tax Credit, why he wants to end a prog that is helping achieve this milestone—we cannot."