Biden Says Manchin Will Support Final Version of Spending Bill
We ran the numbers: There are 2997 news articles covering this topic. 47% (1403) are left leaning, 34% (1014) are center, and 19% (580) are right leaning.
On Tuesday, President Biden said he believes Senator Joe Manchin will support the final version of his economic and social spending plan. While left-leaning articles highlight that it’s admirable that the Biden administration has the stated goal of being fiscally responsible, right-leaning articles highlight that Biden revised down his framework last week in a last-minute attempt to win Manchin and Sinema’s approval.
A left-leaning article by The Washington Post highlights that it’s admirable that the Biden administration has the stated goal of being fiscally responsible. However, Biden’s vision has shrunk as he tries to strike a deal that will get votes for passage.
The Hill published a centrist article reporting that Biden said that Manchin “will vote for this if we have in this proposal what he has anticipated.” Manchin accused House progressives of holding the bipartisan infrastructure bill passed by the Senate “hostage” while warning the tactics won’t force him to commit to the separate $1.75 trillion spending bill before he is ready.
A right-leaning article by Washington Examiner highlights that Biden revised down his framework last week in a last-minute attempt to win Manchin and Sinema’s approval so House liberals would pass his $1.2 trillion infrastructure deal. Manchin told reporters he wanted to know how Biden’s $1.75 trillion social welfare and climate framework would “impact our debt, and our economy, and our country.”
From the left
Why Biden says his plan is ‘fiscally responsible,’ while Manchin decries ‘gimmicks’
The Washington Post
From the right
'He will vote for this': Biden confident he can convince Manchin to back spending framework
Washington Examiner