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To: JohnM who wrote (481080)	10/8/2021 5:37:19 PM
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Biden Nixes Letting Manchin and Sanders Negotiate Political Wireby Taegan Goddard CNN: “Rep. Ro Khanna had a suggestion for President Biden on a private conference call earlier this week: Have Sens. Joe Manchin and Bernie Sanders sit in the same room and try to cut a deal on the Democratic Party’s massive social safety net expansion. Because once they do, the California Democrat suggested, it would almost certainly satisfy the moderate and liberal wings of the Democratic caucus, which have been battling over the size, scope and details of the plan for months.” “But Biden, according to multiple sources in the virtual meeting, told the progressive House Democrats that he’s been in politics a long time — and getting them together in the same room would almost be like ‘homicide.’ The group laughed, as Biden then made a joke about getting into the boxing ring with Khanna himself.” When asked about sitting down with Manchin, Sanders said: “This is not a movie.”