If Joe Manchin 'wants to vote against the Build Back Better Act, he should have the opportunity to do so with a floor vote,' Bernie Sanders said Sunday.
, but with Democrats maintaining a razor thin majority in the Senate—holding onto only 50 of the chamber's 100 seats—the bill appears dead without Manchin's support., an Independent from Vermont and the chair of the Senate Budget Committee, is among the legislators who blasted Manchin Sunday, and he too called for a vote on the legislation.
"If Sen. Joe Manchin wants to vote against the Build Back Better Act, he should have the opportunity to do so with a floor vote as soon as the Senate returns," Sanders said in a statement.
Manchin has said his concerns with the legislation include its impact on inflation and the overall cost of the package. "If I can't go home and explain it to the people of West Virginia, I can't vote for it. And I cannot vote to continue with this piece of legislation," Manchin said onRead more
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