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13 Dec, 4 tweets, 1 min read
In a big warning sign, Manchin said BBB shouldn’t rely on temporary spending that could become permanent. “I don’t think that’s a fair evaluation of saying we are going to spend X amount of dollars but then we are going to have to depend on coming back and finding more money"
Manchin: "And if that's in that 1.7T range, then we should be spending whatever in that range . ... Pre-K, childcare, in-home care, then it should be 10 years. It shouldn't just be one year here, three years here, five years there." (Doing that would force major rewrite of bill)
Manchin added: "That would be I think it would be very transparent for the public to see exactly what they'd be getting for what we’re spending for 10 years."

He also called last week's inflation report "alarming"
Manchin called the CBO score requested by Graham "very sobering." He didn't seem convinced by WH arguments that the CBO report didn't take into account offsets (tax increases) that could be used to pay for extensions. Says he plans to talk to Biden about that report today.

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15 Dec
Talks between Manchin and Biden are NOT going well on Build Back Better, per source familiar with talks. A huge sticking point: the Child Tax Credit. Manchin wants it cut. Source says he wants to “zero it out.” They are “very far apart,” source says.
This kills any virtually any hope of getting the bill done by Christmas as Schumer had hoped. Biden and Manchin not close to a deal
Strong Democratic pushback to Manchin’s demands to cut CTC. “It’s not going to get zeroed out,” Sen. Sherrod Brown told me. “That’s non-negotiable.”

Sen. Elizabeth Warren said: “We need the child tax credit. It has cut childhood poverty in America by nearly half.”
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14 Dec
Manchin says he spoke “briefly” with Biden today. I asked him if Biden is moving closer to him on BBB, and he said: “I wouldn’t say that.” He also made clear he’s not changing rules to approve voting rights billl unless GOP is on board with rules changes. (Ds pushing him on this)
“All my discussions have been bipartisan - Republicans and Democrats. Rules changes should be done where we all have input in this rules change because we're going to have live with it. Because we're going to be in the minority some time, and the majority back and forth,” he said
Asked Manchin what he meant that Biden not moving closer to him. “No, no, I don't think I'm asking anybody to move. I want people to understand where I am. And I think that that's worth getting more of an understanding."
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7 Dec
New — Language released to increase debt ceiling via a fast-track process and be approved by simple majority. McConnell briefing his leadership team on this new process bill — which would just be allowed this one time — and will brief conference at lunch. ImageImageImageImage
This new bill, which has been negotiated by Schumer and McConnell, would allow the debt ceiling to be increased only up until Jan. 15 by a simple majority vote.
The new process would ensure the debt ceiling legislation cannot be amended and would be immediately considered by the Senate. Debate would be limited to 10 hours.
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30 Nov
Schumer informed his leadership team that he and McConnell are still in talks over raising the debt limit and that the issue will likely be dealt with next week with the Dec. 15 deadline looming, according to multiple Democratic senators.
Republicans have proposed that Ds move through reconciliation process to raise debt limit on their own, something that would require them to specify the exact dollar amount that they would raise borrowing limit to. The process would also open them up to a marathon voting process
But to make the process less arduous, McConnell is proposing to expedite the reconciliation process, something that would take the consent of all 100 senators.
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18 Nov
Lots of movement in the House. Rules Committee meets at 5:30pm to take up revised rule governing floor debate of Build Back Better bill. CBO finalizes scoring of each section of bill. Overall scoring not released, but moderates had demanded "fiscal information" before voting YES
Some discrepancies will have to be worked out. The judiciary provisions (including immigration) cost $115 billion, per CBO, but the budget resolution allows $107 to be spent. Those could fall by the wayside as well if they don't meet muster with the Senate parliamentarian
The so-called "privilege scrub" is also completed. So that means if the Democratic moderates are satisfied, vote will be tonight and bill likely pass the House. (Senate is a different story)
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17 Nov
Several House Republicans who voted to impeach Trump signal they are NO votes on Gosar resolution. Tom Rice of SC told me he’s a NO. “The video was idiotic and immature and childish and stupid, but I don’t think it was a threat. I think it was in very poor taste.”
Rep. Fred Upton said the resolution goes a “stretch too far” by removing Gosar from committees. He said he would have been more comfortable if it were just a censure resolution.
Rep. Dan Newhouse said he was leaning against backing the measure. He said that a majority party removing minority members from their committees goes “down a dangerous path.” Rep. Katko told me Gosar resolution is “too broad” and Dems should be worried about the precedent it set
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