New Stone on Biden's Path

A Democratic senator, Joe Manchin anticipated that he won’t be joining the "Build Back Better" project, Biden's $ 2.2 trillion social and climate spending plan.

ABC.es commented, this Monday, that most Democrats are so few that they don’t allow that type of evasion among their ranks to push forward the budget legislation.

He warned that Manchin, a West Virginia Democrat, had threatened to halt any increase in the fiscal deficit of the still leading world power.

This Sunday, in an interview with the far-right chain Fox News, he said: “I can't go on. I can't vote to push this legislation, I tried everything humanly possible, I just can't."

Later, Manchin issued a statement: "My Democratic colleagues in Washington are determined to change our society in a dramatically which leaves our country more vulnerable to the threats we face."

“I can't take that risk with overwhelming debt of more than $ 29 trillion and inflationary taxes that are real and damaging any American worker at the gas station, in stores, or on the electric bill, without seeing the end of the tunnel".

He also criticized that his fellow bench members have concealed the true costs of the spending plan.

His opposition has forced negotiations to modify the proposal to reach $ 2.2 trillion, but this has not convinced the senator either.

ABC pointed out that despite direct negotiations in recent weeks, Biden made it clear that, against his intention and that of most Democrats, the Senate would not approve the plan before Christmas.

Now is not even when it will be approved, but if it will ever see the light of day.

The White House reacted furiously and there were statements from its spokesperson Jen Psaki.

Experts noted that at this time, there will be no social and climate spending plan approved before the end of the year.

And according to Manchin's position, any final plan will fall far short of what Biden and his men were looking for.

What happened increases the setbacks and issues that have been accompanying the president for months, with the controversial withdrawal of his military forces from Afghanistan.

Translated by Amilkal Labañino / CubaSí Translation Staff