This article is from last Friday, which is basically a lifetime ago at this point. In the days since I believe he's come out and said he's not sure anymore, but not absolutely opposing anymore....
This article is from last Friday, which is basically a lifetime ago at this point.
In the days since I believe he's come out and said he's not sure anymore, but not absolutely opposing anymore.
Manchin initially seemed to suggest in an interview with The Washington Post that he was “absolutely” opposed to a new round of checks. He clarified in a follow-up interview that he could potentially support more checks if they were narrow in scope and targeted for people who really need them.
Correct. He walked it back almost immediately and clarified that he was talking about whether he prioritized it over COVID vaccination as a part of the agenda. Not whether he supports it in general.
Correct. He walked it back almost immediately and clarified that he was talking about whether he prioritized it over COVID vaccination as a part of the agenda. Not whether he supports it in general.
Smart of him, but then he went on Fox News recently to decry impeachment and call it "ill-advised", basically repeating the same talking points we're hearing from GOP house members in today's...
Smart of him, but then he went on Fox News recently to decry impeachment and call it "ill-advised", basically repeating the same talking points we're hearing from GOP house members in today's hearing. Here's the full quote:
"I think this is so ill-advised for Joe Biden to be coming in, trying to heal the country, trying to be the president of all the people, when we're going to be so divided and fighting again," Manchin continued. "Let the judicial system do its job … We're a country of the rule of law. That's the bedrock of who we are. Let that take its place. Let the investigations go on. Let the evidence come forth, and then we will go forward from there."
Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin suggested he could oppose $2,000 direct payments when Democrats try to pass them.
The West Virginia lawmaker said he wants any more direct payments to be targeted.
As they prepare to take a razor-thin Senate majority, Democrats could need Manchin’s vote to pass coronavirus relief legislation.
The Washington Post first quoted the West Virginia lawmaker as saying he would “absolutely” oppose another coronavirus relief check to Americans. He later clarified his comment in a tweeted statement, saying, “If the next round of stimulus checks goes out they should be targeted to those who need it.”
Manchin’s comments appeared to cause a temporary dip in major stock indexes on Friday.
However:
Manchin may not doom passage of the payments. At least one Republican — Sen. Josh Hawley of Missouri — backed $2,000 checks last month as President Donald Trump pushed for them. It is unclear if or how the president’s departure or the pro-Trump mob attack on the Capitol this week will affect the GOP politics around the payments.
This article is from last Friday, which is basically a lifetime ago at this point.
In the days since I believe he's come out and said he's not sure anymore, but not absolutely opposing anymore.
Update: It was bothering me I didn't have a source, here's a link to the interview
and the relevant bits
Correct. He walked it back almost immediately and clarified that he was talking about whether he prioritized it over COVID vaccination as a part of the agenda. Not whether he supports it in general.
Smart of him, but then he went on Fox News recently to decry impeachment and call it "ill-advised", basically repeating the same talking points we're hearing from GOP house members in today's hearing. Here's the full quote:
However: