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Manchin Meeting 'Went Well', No Guarantee Of Deal Before EU Trip

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Phil Mattingley at CNN tweets comments from President Joe Biden to reporters: "Pres. Biden, to reporters on departure, on his meeting w/. Manchin, via @DJJudd: "It went well, a few more things to work out, but it went well."

Biden said he wants a deal before he departs for his foreign trip. By Weds? "With the grace of God and the good will of neighbor." Biden on locking things up before his trip, underscoring a point he's made privately to lawmakers that goes beyond just the domestic front: "It'd be very positive to get it done before the trip."

  • Congressional Democrats and the White House have set (and passed) a number of deadlines on agreeing to the Build Back Better (BBB) social spending package. Holdout Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV) remains the subject of intense focus and scrutiny to see what size deal he is willing to accept.
  • Progressive Caucus in the House demanding the BBB package is agreed to before they vote to pass the Senate-approved bipartisan infra framework.
  • WH seeking to have deal agreed by the time Biden travels to Europe for meeting with Pope Francis and the COP26 climate change summit.

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