POLITICO Manchin wants more time for a bipartisan infrastructure deal Partisan conflict also looms over the Jan. 6 commission, infrastructure, police reform, immigration and voting rights. Manchin said people need to think of the "long game." Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., isn’t ready to wind down bipartisan negotiations on infrastructure, willing to blow through the unofficial Memorial Day deadline. | Bill O'Leary/The Washington Post via AP, Pool Link Copied Democrats are warning time is already running out for President Joe Biden’s agenda. Joe Manchin isn’t in any rush. The West Virginia Democrat isn’t ready to wind down bipartisan negotiations on infrastructure, willing to blow through the unofficial Memorial Day deadline. And progressive senators hoping to speed up Biden's priorities by shattering the filibuster shouldn't hold their breath: Manchin reiterated that he won't lower the 60-vote threshold even if Senate Republicans block an independent commission on Jan. 6 in the coming days.