Manchin meets with Sanders, Jayapal amid spending stalemate

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Source: The Hill

Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) met separately Monday with Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) and Congressional Progressive Caucus Chairwoman Pramila Jayapal (D-Wash.) as liberals and centrists in the party struggle to cut a deal on President Biden's sweeping spending plan.

The meetings - he met first with Jayapal and then later with Sanders - come as the two leading progressives have grown increasingly frustrated with Manchin, a key holdout on the social spending bill that is still being negotiated.

A source familiar confirmed the meeting between Manchin and Jayapal, while Sanders and Manchin, leaving the Capitol on Monday night, told reporters that they had also met.

And while Sanders and Manchin have spent days in a high-profile battle over the spending legislation, which is the centerpiece of Biden's legislative agenda, the two men were on friendly terms as they left the Capitol and paused for a photo outside while surrounded by a gaggle of reporters.

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At least they're talking. Hopefully something gets worked out.

[Budi]

3. I don't trust any of them at this point.

President Biden, "On my way, settle it before I get there."
And in just one meeting they managed to come to President Joe Biden's terms.

Thanks Biden. We've all had enough of the media shitshow.

[rpannier]

2. IMO (fwiw) I think it's good he met with both of them

Give credit where it's due... Manchin did the right thing

[Budi]

4. Yup.

[Marthe48]

5. Elemental forces meets immovable object

n/t

[texasfiddler]

6. I think this is a good thing

It is messy. However, this is how it works.

[Mawspam2]

7. Meanwhile, 'Cinema' will do her curtsy thumbs-down...

...on whatever gets agreed on.

[msongs]

8. like many pols, manchin always know which red light is on nt

[JudyM]

9. Bernie's been pulling out the stops, putting serious pressure on Manchin. Maybe it's working.

Please, let it be so.

[jalan48]

10. I hope it's working too but Manchin is a fossil fuel guy and the fossil fuel industry spends

a lot of money to get what it wants. And, what it doesn't want is climate change legislation.

[JudyM]

11. Bernie has the ear of W VA Dems. He can push Manchin to have to substantively explain his refusal.

Makes it harder to hide behind faux-justifications. He won the primary there; they get him. Makes this an interesting dynamic. I hope he keeps pushing harder.

[PoliticAverse]

12. I am sure they will work something out....

and it will be vetoed by Sinema.

[TomDaisy]

13. HE PROBABLY FARTED HIS WAY THROUGH THE WHOLE MEETING. nt