Why Manchin Is A 'No' On Build Back Better
Why Manchin Is A 'No' On Build Back Better  
Podcast: FiveThirtyEight Politics
Published On: Tue Dec 21 2021
Description: President Biden’s $2 trillion social spending and climate change agenda is in its most tenuous position yet after West Virginia Sen. Joe Manchin announced that he will not support the Build Back Better Plan. The crew discusses Manchin’s rationale and where Democrats might go from here. They also look back at 2021, try to pinpoint the most consequential political events of the year and discuss how their understanding of American politics was challenged. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices