“Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV) is telling colleagues the expanded child tax credit is both the most underpriced item — and biggest inflation-driver — in President Biden’s $1.75 trillion Build Back Better plan,” Axios reports.
“While Manchin’s concern over the CTC could trigger elimination of a program Democrats believe is crucial to address child poverty, it’s also an indication he’s engaging with the White House about how to reduce the plan’s price tag to a level he can support.”
Said Manchin to CNN: “Whatever Congress is considering, we should do it within the limits of what we can afford.”
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