Political Quotes

On the recordDecember 19, 2021
I think the President and Senator Manchin are going to be able to work this out, but for right now, we're just going to put it on hold for a couple of weeks.
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James Carville
Democratic · Louisiana

Editor's note · Context

Carville expresses optimism that President Biden and Senator Manchin will eventually resolve their differences regarding the Build Back Better plan.

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