Manchin shoots down proposed round of $2,000 stimulus checks

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Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) on Friday voiced firm opposition to providing $2,000 stimulus checks, putting the moderate lawmaker at odds with most congressional Democrats and even some Republicans.

“Absolutely not. No,” Manchin told The Washington Post in an interview when asked if he supported boosting direct payments to $2,000. “Getting people vaccinated, that’s job No. 1.”

[ARPad95]

1. Hmmm, you can't figure out a way to do both at the same time, Joe?

[gab13by13]

2. He didn't shoot anything down yet,

get a Republican Senator to vote for it.

[Dave in VA]

3. What's the matter Joe?

Are you incapable of doing two things at the same time?

[marlakay]

4. Weren't there a few republicans

That said ok?

[dware]

11. Yeah,

unfortunately, one of them was Josh Hawley.

[KPN]

20. He probably supported it only to fund the insurgents' travel expenses.

[dware]

22. I never even thought about that,

you are most likely correct.

[TDale313]

5. Saying what I want to say break DU rules.

Feel free to fill in the blanks.

[dware]

15. Go ahead and say it,

if I'm on the jury, I'll vote to let it stand.

[live love laugh]

6. And heeeeerrrre we go .... wheeeee

[brush]

7. Manchin you know a person can walk and chew gum at the same time.

WTF? We can do both. I think he'll be out-voted. His constituents could use that 2k just as must as they want the vaccine.

[OnDoutside]

8. Meh, just do the dance guys .... calm down

[dalton99a]

9. West Virginians are proud people and don't need any more government aid

[PatSeg]

10. Oh, so we can't two things at one time?

What the hell was the point of that? He could have just kept his mouth shut or said, "We'll see".

[MissB]

12. I'm guessing there will be at least one Republican that will be willing.

it'll pass.

[tritsofme]

13. Perplexing, but his vote is not determinative, it would still take 60 votes to clear the Senate.

[honest.abe]

14. This is the problem with such a tiny majority.

I doubt we will get anything significantly progressive passed during these next two years.

[Kid Berwyn]

16. Always helping West Virginia...

Defined as the wealthy few who own most of the place.

[Roisin Ni Fiachra]

17. Suffering West Virginians will never forget that. Never.

If he does that, he will never be elected to another term.

[Glorfindel]

18. Obviously his constituents don't need it.

It's widely known that there are no poor people in West Virginia.

[Alhena]

19. I don't think a family of five making 250k should get them

The truly middle class should get them.

[Guy Whitey Corngood]

21. Then I'll take proto-fascist Josh Hawley's vote to cancel this fucking guy's..... That's of course

if we are to believe what he claimed last year.

[Fullduplexxx]

23. Jeezuz i wish we didnt this fk

[jaysunb]

24. Please find a committee for this guy to chair,

It may be a good way to keep him from moving to the Republican party and giving the gavel back to McConnell. Seriously

[crazylikafox]

25. I wonder if that's what this is about

The negotiations begin

[JI7]

28. Pork for west Virginia

[liberal_mama]

26. Lindsey said he was for $2000 checks!

Hope he still feels that way.

[Skraxx]

27. Meet Our New Joe Lieberman

n/t

[LakeArenal]

29. Heard someone on Fux say (paraphrasing):

Dems don’t have a majority when there’s Joe Manchin.