White House Refuses To Discuss Manchin Stalling Build Back Better Plan Again

On Friday, White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre refused to discuss the decision by Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV) to halt the passage of a slightly reduced version of President Biden’s massive social spending plan, which has been stalled for months amid record high inflation largely caused by government spending. A reporter asked Jean-Pierre about the Build Back Better plan and “the White House’s reaction to Joe Manchin basically saying he’s not going to do anything on energy, climate.” “As you’ve heard us say many times before, we’re just not going to negotiate in public as it comes to climate change

