"In January he wanted $4 trillion"
Since then, we've had the covid relief package and the infrastructure bill. The American Rescue Plan, in March, was $1.9T. There was also $920 B at the end of Dec.
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The infrastructure bill is $1T. A trillion here, and a trillion there, and pretty soon you're talking about real money.
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June 29, 2021
Sen. Joe Manchin (D-West Virginia) said on Tuesday that he’s supportive of Democrats’ plan to pass a reconciliation package, though he expressed reservations about its size and tying the package to the bipartisan infrastructure bill.
Manchin, who was part of the bipartisan group of senators who convinced President Joe Biden to carve his infrastructure bill to a quarter of its original size, said that he supports proposals to create more of a safety net for American workers and families that will likely be in the reconciliation bill. The reconciliation package could be passed with only Democrats and progressives in favor, bypassing Republicans altogether.
“We’re going to have to work it through reconciliation, which I’ve agreed that that can be done,” said Manchin on MSNBC. “I just haven’t agreed on the amount, because I haven’t seen everything that everyone is wanting to put in the bill.”
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