Explainer: Democratic Senator Manchin Upends Biden's Hope to Reshape Economy

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October 28, 2021

Democratic Senator Joe Manchin has leveraged his party’s slim majority in Congress to reshape President Joe Biden’s spending bill, slashing its initial price tag of $3.5 trillion and blocking policy proposals on climate and social programs.

Reuters takes a look at the impact Manchin has had on the scope of Biden’s plan.

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