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22 Oct, 13 tweets, 6 min read
WATCH: How Do Manchin's Cuts to the Build Back Better Plan Hurt West Virginians? #PoorPeoplesCampaign twitter.com/i/broadcasts/1…
We’re asking the media to stop calling Sen. Joe Manchin “moderate.” His positions are politically mean, not moderate. But he still has the opportunity to go down in history as a great senator, if he will only change!
Rev. Dr. @liztheo reminds us that asking how much the Build Back Better will cost is the wrong question. The right question is How much will it cost for us NOT to do this? Rev. Dr. Liz Theoharis
.@SarahDAnderson1 from @IPS_DC is laying out how the Build Back Better plan would help the people of West Virginia. How the Build Back Better p...
How the Build Back Better plan would help children in the state of West Virginia: Image
How the Build Back Better plan would help seniors and the disabled in the state of West Virginia: Image
Attorney David Fryson calls on @Sen_JoeManchin to not end his political career on this note: “In the name of bipartisanship, Sen. Manchin keeps trying to dilute these pieces of legislation. ... I would hate for his legacy to be like [Alabama Gov. George] Wallace in the South.” Attorney David Fryson
Pam Garrison, tri-chair @WestVirginiaPPC: “We need a Third Reconstruction. ... We’re tired of being let down, and we don’t want half measures. America deserves the full investment.” Pam Garrison, tri-chair for...
Jean Evansmore, tri-chair @WestVirginiaPPC: “Joe, you were put into office to take care of us. We didn’t come here to suffer. ... We pay taxes, and we vote. Joe, do what you were elected to do. We’re tired!” Jean Evansmore, tri-chair o...
Kaylen Marie Barker @WestVirginiaPPC: “It will cost more to NOT pass a free community college program than it would to pass it. ... This is a pivotal moment in our history.” Image
Attorney David Fryson, speaking as a friend and supporter of Sen. Joe Manchin: “We’re extremely disappointed. None of this will make sense unless Sen. Manchin and Sen. Capito end the filibuster.”
We’ve been calling on President Biden to go to West Virginia, go to Arizona, go to Texas, and meet with the poor and low-income leaders on the ground. Then go back to DC and do a major speech from the well of Congress to reset this whole debate.
We will be going back to Charleston, WV, this Sunday 10/24 for a Mass Moral Revival & Rally at the state capitol. Join us online or in person! #PoorPeoplesCampaign #ForwardTogether

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