Joe Manchin stopped short of calling for a delay in reconciliation bill until 2022, but told me he wants leaders to slow things down.
"No," he said when I asked if he thinks the package should be punted until next year. Said Congress needs to have "good idea" about what's needed
"No," he said when I asked if he thinks the package should be punted until next year. Said Congress needs to have "good idea" about what's needed
Manchin added: “You know what I said? I said let's wait and see whatever we need. We need to have a good idea. The main thing is inflation, if it's transitory or not, you have a better idea, you know, once we get into it a little bit longer, but right now inflation is still high”
Manchin added: “And now we understand that natural gas prices are higher than they've ever been, in West Virginia too, and the people who end up paying the highest are the ones that can't afford it. So we got to worry about all these things."
Manchin said that his meeting with President Joe Biden last week was "very good," but wouldn't say if they were close to a deal. "We're just still working through everything." He said of getting bill done by next week: “If there's not enough clarity, then you need to get clarity”
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