SENATOR JOE MANCHIN UNDECIDED ON BIDENS $3.5 TRILLION SPENDING PACKAGE
" Senator Manchin Of West Virginia Voiced Significant Concerns Saying, "We Should Start Paying For Stuff."
July 16, 2021 By Atr Fletcher Reporting For: Englebrook Independent News,
WASHINGTON, DC.- Senator Joe Manchin of West Virginia voiced significant concerns and reservations about the $3.5 Trillion Budget Plan supported by President Biden and leading Senate Democrats, telling reporters that " We Should Start Paying For Stuff."
Senator Manchin a Moderate Democrat from a well established conservative state, told reporters he was undecided about whether he would support the Massive Spending Plan after it was announced this week. However, he said that there were no " Red Lines " and that he would " look at everything," suggesting he is open to considering the merits of the proposed legislation.
" We'll look at the proposal, look at the priorities they have for our country and basically look at how we're going to pay for it," Manchin said to reporters on Wednesday. " And if we to, with tax adjustments being made, it's going to be globally competitive.
After a reporter asked the Senator if the package needed to be completely paid for, Manchin quickly responded, " I think we should start paying for stuff". The Lawmaker stressed the growing National Debt and serious concerns about rising inflation, and raising concerns about the future Generation of Americans.
Manchin also said he was " Very, Very Disturbed" by some provisions in the proposal that would eliminate the use of fossil fuels.
" Because if they're eliminating fossils, and I'm finding out there's a lot of language in places they're eliminating fossils, which is very, very disturbing- because if you're sticking your head in the sand and saying that fossil fuels has to be eliminated in America and they want to get rid of it and thinking that's going to clean up the global climate, it won't clean it up at all. If anything, it be worse," Manchin said.
West Virginia in 2019 was the second highest coal producing State in The United States.
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, a New York Democrat, announced the $3.5 Trillion Democratic Proposal on Tuesday evening. The spending package would be in addition to a tentative $1 Trillion Infrastructure Package that White House Democrat and Republican Lawmakers continue to work on.
The $3.5 Trillion Package includes plans to fund Health Care, Education Priorities and Child Care, which Democratic leaders and The White House argue fits under a broader definition of National Infrastructure. Meanwhile, the smaller bipartisan $1 Trillion Proposal would focus on funding for roads, bridges and broadband internet, which falls more within the traditional definition of infrastructure.
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