Jayapal and Manchin Meet on Spending Bill

“Rep. Pramila Jayapal (D-WA), the chair of the House progressive caucus, met with Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV) on Monday for the first time since broader negotiations began on the Democrats’ multi-trillion-dollar spending bill,” NBC News reports.

“The lawmakers, who have been on opposite sides of the reconciliation debate for several months, had a two-hour discussion on President Joe Biden’s massive social spending package. Democrats plan to pass the package through a procedural measure known as reconciliation without Republican support.”