We don`t have 50 votes. Basically, take whatever we aren`t able to come to agreement with today and take that on the campaign trail next year, and I`m sure that they`ll get many more liberal, progressive Democrats with what they say they want.
Manchin responds to criticism about the stalled negotiations, indicating the lack of consensus among Democrats.
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We got a runaway debt. We got inflation that's killing people. We've got an unsecured energy. We have a border that's out of control.
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.
The pledge is simply this: that you remain independent and not be part of the Democrat or Republican system.
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