Joe Manchin: I Do Not Object To Paid Family and Medical Leave

GESIT Speaker Pelosi yesterday ░░░░░░░░ said this is going ░░░░░░░░ be in the bill ░░░░░░░░ family leave will be ░░░░░░░░ the bill The proposal ░░░░░░░░ re hearing at NBC ░░░░░░░░ is for four weeks ░░░░░░░░ Biden on the campaign ░░░░░░░░ in 2020 made this ░░░░░░░░ central promise of his ░░░░░░░░ we re going to ░░░░░░░░ paid family and medical ░░░░░░░░ So can you explain ░░░░░░░░ you mean when you ░░░░░░░░ about this Are you ░░░░░░░░ that it s important ░░░░░░░░ it should be its ░░░░░░░░ piece of legislation or ░░░░░░░░ you saying that you ░░░░░░░░ to it altogether MANCHIN ░░░░░░░░ I do not object ░░░░░░░░ it at all as ░░░░░░░░ as the concept of ░░░░░░░░ family leave People should ░░░░░░░░ able to have family ░░░░░░░░ as they need it ░░░░░░░░ also we should be ░░░░░░░░ into it from same ░░░░░░░░ we do social security ░░░░░░░░ employee participation I am ░░░░░░░░ with my Republican colleagues ░░░░░░░░ friends and my Democrats ░░░░░░░░ can work a piece ░░░░░░░░ bill out in a ░░░░░░░░ process that doesn t ░░░░░░░░ a burden on taxpayers ░░░░░░░░ doesn t put a ░░░░░░░░ and also more debt ░░░░░░░░ when you start the ░░░░░░░░ you never stop them ░░░░░░░░ just don t And ░░░░░░░░ re trying to get ░░░░░░░░ that s sustainable Willie ░░░░░░░░ me tell you anytime ░░░░░░░░ do something through reconciliation ░░░░░░░░ s done only by ░░░░░░░░ party The Senate was ░░░░░░░░ designed to work off ░░░░░░░░ just partisan politics The ░░░░░░░░ was designed to work ░░░░░░░░ of bipartisan politics And ░░░░░░░░ you work bipartisan that ░░░░░░░░ to me that s ░░░░░░░░ most stable country in ░░░░░░░░ world We don t ░░░░░░░░ back and forth every ░░░░░░░░ somebody changes power But ░░░░░░░░ happens now when you ░░░░░░░░ reconciliation the next time ░░░░░░░░ s a power switch ░░░░░░░░ Republicans would have control ░░░░░░░░ re going to switch ░░░░░░░░ the same as we ░░░░░░░░ switching the tax code ░░░░░░░░ wasn t a Democrat ░░░░░░░░ thing we all agreed ░░░░░░░░ Willie there wasn t ░░░░░░░░ Democrat that voted in ░░░░░░░░ of the 2017 tax ░░░░░░░░ we thought were weighted ░░░░░░░░ the high end earners ░░░░░░░░ s fix that We ░░░░░░░░ talking about everything but ░░░░░░░░ we fix truly the ░░░░░░░░ code that gives and ░░░░░░░░ our country back on ░░░░░░░░ trajectory that we can ░░░░░░░░ responsible with our debt ░░░░░░░░ manage our debt That ░░░░░░░░ all I ve been ░░░░░░░░