Dems May Overhaul Biden Spending Bill to Assuage Manchin, Make Cuts
Democrats may only be able to go big on a few of the social programs in their $2 trillion social and climate spending bill. The rest will see cuts.
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Democrats may only be able to go big on a few of the social programs in their $2 trillion social and climate spending bill. The rest will see cuts.
The Senior Citizens League said another "emergency check could be a lifeline to a lot of people."
Democrats are banking on it as a political winner, but there are signs giving people money has limits. Older GOP voters especially don't like it.
Several other online petitions calling for more direct payments have garnered tens or hundreds of thousands of signatures as well.
Manchin may halt passage of Biden's $2 trillion social and climate spending plan this month. He told Insider the government's already spent a lot.