Manchin: Holding Infrastructure Bill Hostage ‘Is Not Going to Work in Getting My Support for the Reconciliation Bill’

MANCHIN And I ve ░░░░░░░░ a lot of the ░░░░░░░░ of my position since ░░░░░░░░ President met with the ░░░░░░░░ Democrats last Thursday and ░░░░░░░░ would like to make ░░░░░░░░ attempt to clear up ░░░░░░░░ confusion about where I ░░░░░░░░ on the legislation that ░░░░░░░░ working its way through ░░░░░░░░ In all of my ░░░░░░░░ of public service and ░░░░░░░░ ve been around for ░░░░░░░░ long time I ve ░░░░░░░░ seen anything like this ░░░░░░░░ President of the United ░░░░░░░░ has addressed the House ░░░░░░░░ Caucus twice recently to ░░░░░░░░ action on the bipartisan ░░░░░░░░ bill which sometimes will ░░░░░░░░ referred to as the ░░░░░░░░ bill Last week the ░░░░░░░░ urged Speaker Pelosi urged ░░░░░░░░ importance of voting and ░░░░░░░░ the BIF bill before ░░░░░░░░ President took the world ░░░░░░░░ overseas And still no ░░░░░░░░ In my view this ░░░░░░░░ not how the United ░░░░░░░░ Congress should operate or ░░░░░░░░ my view has operated ░░░░░░░░ the past The political ░░░░░░░░ have to stop Twice ░░░░░░░░ the House has balked ░░░░░░░░ the opportunity to send ░░░░░░░░ BIF legislation to the ░░░░░░░░ As you ve heard ░░░░░░░░ are some House Democrats ░░░░░░░░ say they can t ░░░░░░░░ this infrastructure package until ░░░░░░░░ get my commitment on ░░░░░░░░ reconciliation legislation It is ░░░░░░░░ to vote on the ░░░░░░░░ bill up or down ░░░░░░░░ then go home and ░░░░░░░░ to your constituents the ░░░░░░░░ you made And I ░░░░░░░░ always said if I ░░░░░░░░ t go home and ░░░░░░░░ it I can t ░░░░░░░░ for it and if ░░░░░░░░ can I will And ░░░░░░░░ ve worked in good ░░░░░░░░ for three months for ░░░░░░░░ past three months with ░░░░░░░░ Biden Leader Schumer Speaker ░░░░░░░░ and my colleagues on ░░░░░░░░ reconciliation bill and I ░░░░░░░░ continue to do so ░░░░░░░░ the sake of the ░░░░░░░░ I urge the House ░░░░░░░░ vote and pass the ░░░░░░░░ infrastructure bill Holding this ░░░░░░░░ hostage is not going ░░░░░░░░ work in getting my ░░░░░░░░ for the reconciliation bill ░░░░░░░░ the last three months ░░░░░░░░ ve been straightforward about ░░░░░░░░ concerns that I will ░░░░░░░░ support a reconciliation package ░░░░░░░░ expands social programs and ░░░░░░░░ adds to our 29 ░░░░░░░░ in national debt that ░░░░░░░░ one seems to really ░░░░░░░░ about or even talk ░░░░░░░░ Nor will I support ░░░░░░░░ package that risks hurting ░░░░░░░░ families suffering from historic ░░░░░░░░ Simply put I will ░░░░░░░░ support a bill that ░░░░░░░░ this consequential without thoroughly ░░░░░░░░ the impact that it ░░░░░░░░ have on our national ░░░░░░░░ our economy and most ░░░░░░░░ all of our American ░░░░░░░░ Every elected representative needs ░░░░░░░░ know what they are ░░░░░░░░ for and the impact ░░░░░░░░ has not only on ░░░░░░░░ constituents but to the ░░░░░░░░ country That is why ░░░░░░░░ must allow time for ░░░░░░░░ complete transparency and analysis ░░░░░░░░ the impact of changes ░░░░░░░░ our tax code and ░░░░░░░░ and climate policies to ░░░░░░░░ that our country is ░░░░░░░░ positioned to remain the ░░░░░░░░ of the world while ░░░░░░░░ inspire the rest of ░░░░░░░░ world towards a cleaner ░░░░░░░░ And this all can ░░░░░░░░ done.”