Manchin Demands House Vote on Infrastructure Bill

Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV) said that it is “time to vote” on the bipartisan infrastructure bill and that “holding this bill hostage is not going to work in getting my support for the reconciliation bill.”

He added that he won’t support a reconciliation bill without greater clarity: “Simply put, I will not support a bill that is this consequential without thoroughly understanding the impact that it will have on our national debt, our economy, and most importantly, all of our American people.”

Manchin basically shredded any chance of either the reconciliation bill or the infrastructure bill passing in the near future.