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Joe Manchin: “$1.5 trillion was his number.”

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Senator Manchin's stated figure for negotiations is seen as a pivotal moment for progressives.

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Jul 27, 2026

They don't believe in these extreme causes and going to the extreme mats and fighting each other and hating the other side.

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We don't even have a budget anymore.

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I will make a decision in January -- at the end of this year.

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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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