{"id":752821,"date":"2021-09-14T20:20:25","date_gmt":"2021-09-15T00:20:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=752821"},"modified":"2021-09-14T20:20:37","modified_gmt":"2021-09-15T00:20:37","slug":"youre-really-fucking-me-biden-pressured-manchin-on-1-9-trillion-covid-19-stimulus-package-book-says","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/youre-really-fucking-me-biden-pressured-manchin-on-1-9-trillion-covid-19-stimulus-package-book-says\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018You\u2019re Really Fucking Me\u2019: Biden Pressured Manchin On $1.9 Trillion COVID-19 Stimulus Package, Book Says"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><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%2Fyoure-really-fucking-me-biden-pressured-manchin-on-1-9-trillion-covid-19-stimulus-package-book-says%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=752821&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><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/GettyImages-1233629188-e1631663007811-scaled.jpg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" \/><\/div>\n<p>President Joe Biden reportedly pressured Democratic West Virginia Sen. Joe Manchin to support the $1.9 trillion COVID-19 stimulus package during a March 5 phone call, the eve of the Senate\u2019s vote, according to a new book.<\/p>\n<p>The Washington Post\u2019s associate editor, Bob Woodward, and national political reporter Robert Costa released excerpts of their new book, \u201cPeril,\u201d which contains interviews with more than 200 people and is set to be released next week, Fox Business <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxbusiness.com\/politics\/biden-pressured-manchin-1-9t-stimulus\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">reported<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf you don\u2019t come along, you\u2019re really f**king me,\u201d the president allegedly told Manchin, according to the outlet. <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2021\/04\/05\/joe-manchin-against-joe-biden-infrastructure-bill-corporate-tax-rate\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">(RELATED: Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin Comes Out Against Biden\u2019s Infrastructure Bill)<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Manchin assured that Republicans would have a voice in the vote for the stimulus package during a February appearance on \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2021\/02\/02\/joe-manchin-covid-19-coronavirus-relief-package-bipartisan-bret-baier\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Special Report with Bret Baier,<\/a>\u201d promising to pass the legislation, known as The American Rescue Plan, \u201cin a bipartisan way.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>On the day of the alleged phone call, <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2021\/03\/05\/democratic-disagreement-biden-relief-covid-manchin-unemployment\/?filter_by=featured&amp;page=34&amp;ref=hexometer&amp;wordfence_lh=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Manchin<\/a> compromised with his fellow Senate Democrats over a disagreement involving an unemployment benefits proposal included in the package. Democrats supported funding $400 of weekly unemployment benefits, while the West Virginia senator supported a proposal offered by Republican Ohio Sen. Rob Portman, that would have only included $300 benefits through July 18.<\/p>\n<p>The American Rescue Plan&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2021\/03\/06\/senate-passes-trillion-covid-19-relief-bill-joe-biden-stimulus-checks\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">passed<\/a> the Senate in a 50-49 vote on March 6. The legislation contained $2,800 direct stimulus checks to American households making less than $150,000 a year and $1,400 checks to families making an annual income under $75,000. The <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2021\/03\/10\/american-rescue-plan-joe-biden-whats-in-it\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">package<\/a> also provided $800 million in Federal Food Aid, $470 million to the National Endowment of Arts, and $100 million to the Environmental Protection Agency.<\/p>\n<p>Manchin has come out in opposition against Biden\u2019s push for the Senate to pass the $3.5 trillion budget reconciliation plan, a 10-year plan that intends to expand education, healthcare and make further infrastructure investments, due to concerns of raising the national debt and inflation, according to Fox.<\/p>\n<p>The House <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2020\/05\/15\/house-passes-3-trillion-coronavirus-package\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">passed<\/a> a $3 trillion COVID-19 relief package back in May. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi announced in August that she is still pushing for the $3 trillion COVID-19 spending package, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/advisor\/2020\/08\/04\/pelosi-keeps-pushing-for-3-trillion-second-stimulus-despite-gop-cost-worries\/?sh=4a436e8b615b\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">according<\/a> to Forbes.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>President Joe Biden reportedly pressured Democratic West Virginia Sen. 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