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Asked about criticism from the caucus, Manchin pointed to the fact that the bill isn't even ready yet because the text of the legislation hasn't been finalized and "the parliamentarian hasn't been able to finish their job. They have to do that to even have a bill." — PolitiTweet.org

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Manchin rejected the criticism from Democrats that he's demanding major changes to the Build Back Better bill at the eleventh hour. "Everybody has," he told me, referring to asking for major changes to the bill. "Everybody has." — PolitiTweet.org

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Some movement on stalled ambassador nominees — and final passage of bill aimed at responding to China’s treatment of the Uighurs — PolitiTweet.org

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Hirono: "That is why people in our country should know that a 50-50 Senate sucks and we can't get things done." Warren calls for a vote on BBB to force Manchin: "We need to get this done. We have talked. We have talked. We have talked. It's time to put it on the floor and vote" https://t.co/V31P5DjYlr — PolitiTweet.org

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Sen. Hirono to me re Manchin/BBB: “That's where he's at and this is why if you have a 50/50 split Senate, you can have one person, or two people, just stop everything and that is why people in our country should know that a 50/50 Senate sucks and we can’t get things done.” — PolitiTweet.org

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Schumer now saying that they want to get voting rights bill done "in time for the 2022 elections." What Schumer didn't promise: a vote (which would fail) before Christmas With Manchin/Sinema opposed to changing rules, there's no path to getting bill done even next year — PolitiTweet.org

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Wyden tells us he won’t object to passage of the Uighur bill today — after he objected yesterday demanding passage of an extension of the child tax credit — PolitiTweet.org

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He added: “For you to speculate, ‘what will this cause if these are extended for 10 years?’ It's just that — it's speculation. It's not really the reality of what we're doing,” per @morgan_rimmer — PolitiTweet.org

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Durbin: “There comes a point where you got to say to Senator Manchin, if we're paying for everything that we have scheduled, we're keeping faith with the American people, we're not adding to the deficit, we’re not making it worse for inflation.” — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @CNNPolitics: CNN poll: Most Americans say the government is doing too little to fix inflation and the supply chain, with 63% saying the… — PolitiTweet.org

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Dems have been meeting this week with Manchin and Sinema on a last-ditch effort to pass a bill to overhaul voting laws — and talk to them about rules changes. Sinema made clear she still backs 60-vote requirement and Manchin doesn’t want to change the rules by simple majority. https://t.co/imQrIsM2sS — PolitiTweet.org

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This is also yet another sign that legislating is done for the year. And the rest of the calendar will be taken up by nominations. BBB will wait until 2022, despite Schumer’s push to get it done by Christmas — PolitiTweet.org

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Schumer is filing cloture to shut down debate on a bevy of judicial and executive branch nominees (including Rahm Emanuel to be ambassador to Japan) — a move essentially to try to force GOP to cut a deal for quick votes or keep the Senate in session into Christmas week — PolitiTweet.org

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Asked Manchin about the fact that — as a senator — he could vote against a future extension if he agreed to a one-year CTC extension now. “The only thing I'm talking about, and I've been saying it from day one, let's be responsible, be fiscally responsible.” https://t.co/X2quQ0HEsC — PolitiTweet.org

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Yet asked if a one-year CTC extension is a red-line, Manchin said: “I’m not saying that, I never say ‘can't,’ ‘won't,’ this and that. This is all a negotiation, you know? But you know, some of the things we got to be responsible about,” referring to the debt — PolitiTweet.org

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Manchin would not say if he had previously agreed to a one-year extension of the child tax credit with WH, as some Dems indicated on Wednesday. But he said "I believe" in the CTC and he supports. If it moves separately from BBB, he said it would take down the total spending — PolitiTweet.org

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"We have $1.75 to work within. And the only thing I’m saying is whatever – I’m not in charge so whatever they have to choose, they have to choose. It’s not me," he said. "I’m saying 10 for 10. If you're gonna do something, let’s do it, let’s commit to it. I’m committed." — PolitiTweet.org

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- But extending it for the next decade would blow up the price tag and would require wholesale changes of a bill. He said that if it increases the price tag and they want to keep the CTC, Democrats should drop other programs in order to make it all fit under $1.75 trillion. — PolitiTweet.org

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Spoke with Manchin tonight about why and Biden are at odds over BBB - Manchin said bill must not exceed $1.75T - Said that he's objecting to a one-year extension of child tax credit because he believes it hides true cost since will likely be extended. Said it should be 10 years — PolitiTweet.org

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Sinema reiterates her opposition to nuking the filibuster’s 60-vote threshold amid last-ditch push by Dems to pass bill to overhaul voting laws. After leaving a meeting with Dems earlier, her spox issues a statement: https://t.co/0UgC1GToCr — PolitiTweet.org

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Manchin says he’s not ready to vote to proceed to the bill, citing the parliamentarian review and the fact that the bill text hasn’t been finalized. Review by parliamentarian office still ongoing. And other policies disputes — such as SALT — remain https://t.co/TG3fnUhIlQ — PolitiTweet.org

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Bernie Sanders and Kirsten Gillibrand came running out of an elevator together, and Gillibrand ran to the floor with Bernie running behind, saying: “I’m catching you! I’m catching you!” — PolitiTweet.org

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Another reason why BBB not gonna happen by Christmas: The process w the parliamentarian is taking a long time. Senate Finance still hasn’t begun the bipartisan “Byrd bath” process, per Wyden, who told us earlier this week there were more than 20 issues outstanding on his piece — PolitiTweet.org

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More on Manchin’s position: — PolitiTweet.org

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- But Manchin has said that temporary programs do not reflect the true cost to taxpayers. And has repeatedly made clear that the cost of the bill should reflect how much the bill's programs cost over 10 years — PolitiTweet.org

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- He isn't telling Biden to remove any specific policy, according to the source, but he has made clear that these expensive provisions are not going to fit to keep the bill at $1.75T -- Biden's framework would extend CTC for ONE year. — PolitiTweet.org

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Why Manchin has concerns with including child tax credit in BBB, per source familiar - It has to do with how it impacts cost of bill, which he wants to keep at $1.75T - Manchin’s belief is that if the CTC is expanded over 10 years it would blow up the cost of the bill. — PolitiTweet.org

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Asked Pelosi earlier if Dems miscalculated Manchin on BBB. “I think that this is called the legislative process. And we have our rules than they have their rules. I'm not going to have a post-mortem on something that hasn't died. I think we will have legislation that will pass.” — PolitiTweet.org

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Manchin did not deny that he wants the child tax credit out of BBB. He told reporters that he’s “always” for the child tax credit. “I’m not opposed to the child tax credit.” But he would not comment when asked if he wants it out of the BBB bill and for it to move separately — PolitiTweet.org

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Another sign that the bill is stalled for the foreseeable future — PolitiTweet.org