Demonstrators Protest Sen. Manchin Over Opposition To $3.5T Budget Plan

Demonstrators gathered to protest Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) over his opposition to Democrat’s $3.5 trillion reconciliation package. Members from groups including CASA (Court Appointed Special Advocates) and Greenpeace gathered in kayaks outside the moderate’s houseboat in Washington, D.C. on Monday holding signs that read “don’t sink citizenship” and “no climate, no deal”.

With a closely divided Senate, Manchin stands as one deciding vote Democrats need to pass the budget plan. The West Virginia lawmaker has maintained that the size of the package requires lawmaker’s due diligence and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s (D-Calif.) push for a Thursday vote is “irresponsible.”

“Everybody has to keep trying to work in good faith, the best you can,” Manchin told reporters. “There’s a lot in that bill, the $3.5 (trillion) reconciliation bill. Tax codes, climate change,