WASHINGTON | US Democratic Senator Joe Manchin said on Sunday that he would not approve Joe Biden’s gigantic social reform plan, appearing to spell the end of the program to transform America.
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“I can’t go any further,” West Virginia elected official, who has been one of the main obstacles to this program of social and ecological reform for weeks, said on Fox.
“I cannot vote for that,” added Mr. Manchin, citing in particular the rise in prices and the extent of the debt.
“I just can’t. I tried everything that was humanly possible, I can’t, ”he added. “It’s no”.
Called “Build Back Better”, the 1.750 billion dollar plan provides for kindergarten for all, tax credits for American households and substantial investments to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. tight.
A first vote in the House of Representatives, where Democrats appeared to have overcome internal disputes between centrists, worried about the effect on debt, and the left wing who wanted to go further in spending, has been postponed in recent days .
The Senate being divided (50 elected for each camp), any Democrat or affiliate has in fact what is akin to a veto on any bill if the Republicans close ranks.