Manchin and Sinema meet with Biden over reconciliation bill concerns
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Moderate Democrats Senator Joe Manchin and Senator Kyrsten Sinema held separate meetings with President Biden at the White House Tuesday, as the White House and most Democrats push an up-to $3.5 trillion bill to expand the social safety net.
Sinema and Manchin, key votes in the 50-50 Senate, insist the reconciliation bill is too large. Progressives in the House say they won't vote for a $1.2 trillion infrastructure bill that passed with bipartisan support in the Senate without the much larger bill, which would have to pass the Senate through a process called reconciliation since it currently has no Republican support.
Sinema, of Arizona, declined to answer questions about her meeting with the president upon her return to Capitol Hill. She has said little publicly about what she won't vote for if it's in the final reconciliation bill, other than balking at the massive price tag. Sinema is scheduled to hold a fundraiser Tuesday with business lobbying groups that oppose the reconciliation bill, according to the New York Times.
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Not very good optics Senator Sinema. You're supposed to represent your constituents not well heeled lobbyists.
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