The U.S. Senate is due to take up deliberations on a $3.5 trillion budget bill after it reconvenes today. All Democratic senators will have to support the bill for it to pass, but West Virginia Senator Joe Manchin said yesterday that he was opposed (AP) to its size.
Manchin Voices Opposition to Budget Bill as Senate Reconvenes
UNITED STATES - AUGUST 04: Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., arrives for the Senate Appropriations Committee markup of the FY 22 Energy and Water, Agriculture, and MilCon VA Appropriations Bills, in Dirksen Building on Wednesday, August 04, 2021. (Photo By Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)