As Democrats scramble to pass a trimmed-down version of the Build Back Better (BBB) social spending package before the end of summer and the start of an intense campaign season, Sen. Joe Manchin’s (D-W.Va.) concerns about the package remain “unresolved.”
The push to pass BBB began during the summer of 2021. Using the budget reconciliation process, the legislation would be able to bypass the 60-vote filibuster threshold in the Senate and be approved by a simple majority.
However, because Democrats hold the barest possible majority in the Senate—50 seats plus a one-vote advantage due to Vice President Kamala Harris’s tie-breaking vote—and because Republicans unilaterally oppose BBB, every Democrat in the upper chamber must be on board with any reconciliation proposal that hopes to pass….
However, because Democrats hold the barest possible majority in the Senate—50 seats plus a one-vote advantage due to Vice President Kamala Harris’s tie-breaking vote—and because Republicans unilaterally oppose BBB, every Democrat in the upper chamber must be on board with any reconciliation proposal that hopes to pass….
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