This is a mammoth piece of legislation and I have my reservations from the beginning. And I cannot vote to continue with this piece of legislation. I just can’t. I’ve tried everything humanly possible. I can’t get there.
Joe Manchin expresses his opposition to the Biden administration's Build Back Better legislation.
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My observation, and recommendation from observation, would be, John, trust me, set yourself free and become an independent.
They don't believe in these extreme causes and going to the extreme mats and fighting each other and hating the other side.
So you’re not making a commitment that you owe your soul to the company store, or basically to the parties, whether it be a D or an R, they’re going to have to earn your support, but the people will be much better off, and they’ll…
The way the parties have weaponized the political process today, they make it impossible to have a 'D' or an 'R' next to your name and speak to the other side.
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