Nearly $100 Billion Stolen From Covid Relief – By Yuval Rosenberg and Michael Rainey (The Fiscal Times) / December 21, 2021
Good Tuesday evening! Or not — on top of everything else, now there’s a candy cane shortage?
Biden Says He’s Still Going to ‘Get Something Done’ With Manchin
President Biden on Tuesday held out hope that Democrats could still pass his Build Back Better plan of social spending and climate programs even after Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV), a key centrist vote in the Senate, announced Sunday he is a “no” on the legislation.
Asked whether Manchin went back on his word and how he can rebuild trust among the divided members of his own party, Biden told reporters he doesn’t hold a grudge.
“I want to get things done. I still think there’s a possibility of getting build Back Better done,” Biden said in remarks from the White House after announcing steps to address the latest surge of Covid-19 cases, fueled by the rapid spread of the omicron variant. “Senator Manchin and I are going to get something done,” he said.
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