{"id":1132193,"date":"2021-12-19T13:19:35","date_gmt":"2021-12-19T18:19:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1132193"},"modified":"2021-12-19T13:19:38","modified_gmt":"2021-12-19T18:19:38","slug":"psaki-accuses-manchin-of-backtracking-on-commitments-made-to-biden-regarding-build-back-better-act","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/psaki-accuses-manchin-of-backtracking-on-commitments-made-to-biden-regarding-build-back-better-act\/","title":{"rendered":"Psaki accuses Manchin of backtracking on commitments made to Biden regarding Build Back Better Act"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">30<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fpsaki-accuses-manchin-of-backtracking-on-commitments-made-to-biden-regarding-build-back-better-act%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1132193&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><\/div>\n<p>White House press secretary Jen Psaki accused Democratic West Virginia Sen. Joe Manchin of backtracking on commitments he made to President Joe Biden regarding the Build Back Better Act Sunday.<\/p>\n<p>Manchin, whose been on the fence regarding the president\u2019s social spending plan, said on \u201cFox News Sunday\u201d that <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2021\/12\/19\/joe-manchin-no-vote-joe-biden-build-back-better-spending-bill\/\">he cannot vote<\/a> for the Build Back Better Act. While he\u2019s consistently raised concerns regarding the bill\u2019s price tag amid inflation problems, Sunday marks the first time he\u2019s taken an official stance on not backing the bill.<\/p>\n<p>The White House didn\u2019t mince words in its lengthy response shortly after Manchin\u2019s comments, with Psaki saying that Manchin was \u201ccommitted\u201d to supporting Biden\u2019s bill \u201cweeks ago.\u201d The press secretary\u2019s 700+ word statement is notable, as it marks the first time the administration has spoken so candidly \u2013 and sharply \u2013 regarding Manchin.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSenator Manchin\u2019s comments this morning on FOX are at odds with his discussions this week with the President, with White House staff, and with his own public utterances,\u201d Psaki said. \u201cWeeks ago, Senator Manchin committed to the President, at his home in Wilmington, to support the Build Back Better framework that the President then subsequently announced. Senator Manchin pledged repeatedly to negotiate on finalizing that framework \u2018in good faith.&#8217;\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOn Tuesday of this week, Senator Manchin came to the White House and submitted \u2014 to the President, in person, directly \u2014 a written outline for a Build Back Better bill that was the same size and scope as the President\u2019s framework, and covered many of the same priorities. While that framework was missing key priorities, we believed it could lead to a compromise acceptable to all,\u201d Psaki continued in her statement. \u201cSenator Manchin promised to continue conversations in the days ahead, and to work with us to reach that common ground. If his comments on FOX and written statement indicate an end to that effort, they represent a sudden and inexplicable reversal in his position, and a breach of his commitments to the President and the Senator\u2019s colleagues in the House and Senate.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" readability=\"12.147692307692\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">White House issues a lengthy and pointed response to Sen. Manchin:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSenator Manchin\u2019s comments this morning on FOX are at odds with his discussions this week with the President, with White House staff, and with his own public utterances.\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/coTAy04KvA\">pic.twitter.com\/coTAy04KvA<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Shelby Talcott (@ShelbyTalcott) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ShelbyTalcott\/status\/1472614823569637386?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 19, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Prior to Sunday\u2019s blow up, both the administration and Manchin tended to tread lightly when discussing the ongoing Build Back Better talks. Psaki repeatedly declined to negotiate through the press and often wouldn\u2019t provide specifics regarding discussions between Manchin and Biden.<\/p>\n<p>With the self-imposed deadline to pass the legislation by Christmas drawing near, the White House in recent weeks had ramped up its efforts to get Manchin on board. Publicly,&nbsp;both the White House and Manchin <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2021\/12\/13\/joe-biden-joe-manchin-speak-build-back-better-inflation\/\">declined<\/a> to say much about the talks, with the administration calling one call made last week \u201cgood\u201d and Manchin simply noting he was \u201cengaged\u201d with Biden.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2021\/12\/03\/joe-manchin-biden-vaccine-mandate-mike-braun-west-virginia-indiana\/\">Manchin<\/a>, in a statement of his own, issued after speaking with Fox News, said his \u201cconcerns\u201d surrounding the legislation \u201chave only increased as the pandemic surges on, inflation rises and geopolitical uncertainty increases around the world.\u201d He <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JenniferShutt\/status\/1472585617083191305?s=20\">listed<\/a> the national debt, inflation, and a rise of COVID-19 as some of the reasons he can\u2019t back Biden\u2019s bill.<\/p>\n<p>Psaki reiterated the administration\u2019s stance on the Build Back Better Act in her statement, saying it will \u201chave virtually no impact on inflation in the short term, and, in the long run, the policies it includes will ease inflationary pressures.\u201d She addressed some of Manchin\u2019s concerns and claimed \u201cthe plan is fully paid for\u201d and will reduce \u201cthe deficit in the long run.\u201d <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2021\/10\/20\/60-percent-americans-blame-biden-inflation\/\">(RELATED:&nbsp;Over 60% Of Americans Say Biden\u2019s Policies Are To Blame For Accelerating Inflation)<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Congressional Budget Office [CBO] report that the Senator cites analyzed an unfunded extension of Build Back Better,\u201d Psaki said, referring to the most recent CBO score that&nbsp;speculates on the cost of Biden\u2019s bill if various provisions became permanent. \u201cThat\u2019s not what the President has proposed, not the bill the Senate would vote on, and not what the President would support. Senator Manchin knows that: The President has told him that repeatedly, including this week, face to face.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Psaki said the <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2021\/12\/15\/senate-postpones-build-back-better-joe-biden-joe-manchin\/\">administration<\/a> will continue to press Manchin \u201cto see if he will reverse his position yet again, to honor his prior commitments and be true to his word.\u201d Her pointed statement ended by noting that Manchin \u201cwill have to explain\u201d his choice to families and children around the country.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn the meantime, Senator Manchin will have to explain to those families paying $1,000 a month for insulin why they need to keep paying that, instead of $35 for that vital medicine,\u201d Psaki said. \u201cHe will have to explain to the nearly two million women who would get the affordable day care they need to return to work why he opposes a plan to get them the help they need. Maybe Senator Manchin can explain to the millions of children who have been lifted out of poverty, in part due to the Child Tax Credit, why he wants to end a program that is helping achieve this milestone\u2014we cannot.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe fight for Build Back Better is too important to give up. We will find a way to move forward next year,\u201d the statement concluded.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>White House press secretary Jen Psaki accused Democratic West Virginia Sen. 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