Omar: Manchin's excuse for not supporting Build Back Better is 'bulls---'

[Polybius]

Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) said on Sunday that Sen. Joe Manchin’s (D-W.Va.) reasons for not supporting Democrats' social spending bill are "bullshit" after the West Virginia moderate shocked lawmakers Sunday by announcing he was a "no" on the legislation.

"Let’s be clear: Manchin’s excuse is bullshit. The people of West Virginia would directly benefit from childcare, pre-Medicare expansion, and long term care, just like Minnesotans," Omar tweeted.

Omar said Manchin's position was what progressive House lawmakers had warned for months — that the Senate did not have all 50 Democratic votes needed to pass Biden's spending package.

“This is exactly what we warned would happen if we separated Build Back Better from infrastructure,” she said.

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