West Virginia Senator Joe Manchin may have destroyed the “Build Back Better” legislation altogether.
Manchin went on Fox News Channel on Sunday to say that he cannot accept the legislation, after months of toying with different versions.
This caused an appropriately harsh reaction from President Biden’s press secretary, Jen Psaki, and many members of the Democratic Party in both houses of Congress.
It is hoped that some aspects of the proposed legisation can be salvaged separately, but sadly, this is the result of having a 50-50 Senate, and if Manchin were to become a Republican, as some suggest, it would simply put the Republicans in total control under Mitch McConnell!