Manchin claims he is unsure whether the spending bill will address inflation – even if it eases inflation

Senator Joe Manchin (DW) said he was still concerned about inflation and that he was not sure if the budget reconciliation bill advocated by Democrats would address those issues, citing concerns he heard from his own voters. has.

“The costs they see every day. And every day that they are going to fill up is a dollar and a quarter more a liter, ”he said about rising petrol prices. “Twenty-nine, $ 3.39.”

“A liter of milk is now $ 4 in many places. It takes a toll. And I hear it when I go to the grocery store or when I go to the gas station. They say, ‘Are you as angry as I am?’ and I say ‘Absolutely’, “Manchin added, saying he had not heard any” specific “on whether the Build Back Better Plan would really address inflation.

Last week, Manchin said that the “threat” of inflation is “getting worse.”

After all, the threat that record inflation poses to the American people is not “transient” and is getting worse. From the grocery store to the gas station, Americans know the inflation tax is real and DC can no longer ignore the economic pain that Americans feel every day.

– Senator Joe Manchin (@Sen_JoeManchin) 10 November 2021

Manchin has been widely criticized for delaying efforts by House and Senate Democrats to codify much of their economic and social policy agenda through a large spending bill.

The plan is part of efforts by Democrats to respond to the climate crisis, invest in infrastructure and expand education, health care and child care.

This would constitute the largest widening of the social safety net in years.

And although Manchin complained about inflation, the Build Back Better (BBB) ​​spending legislation, according to the White House and Congress Democrats, eased inflation.

“As I have repeatedly said, when [BBB] passed, it will be paid in full and reduce inflationary pressures — reduced. “This will be just what the American people need, and it will not – will not – be inflationary,” Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (DN.Y.) said last week.