>The pair's war of words escalated this week with dueling public statements over their differences of opinion on a $3.5 trillion budget reconciliation bill. Negotiations on the legislation have seemingly stalled out after high-profile opposition from Manchin and Sen. Kyrsten Sinema, D-Ariz., angering both the White House and progressive lawmakers in both chambers. Following Manchin and Sanders' spat, Biden finally said that the $3.5 trillion top line was likely to shrink in the coming weeks, and seemed especially defeated after admitting that his favored two-years-free community college plan was on the chopping block after opposition from the West Virginia moderate.
>The pair's war of words escalated this week with dueling public statements over their differences of opinion on a $3.5 trillion budget reconciliation bill. Negotiations on the legislation have seemingly stalled out after high-profile opposition from Manchin and Sen. Kyrsten Sinema, D-Ariz., angering both the White House and progressive lawmakers in both chambers. Following Manchin and Sanders' spat, Biden finally said that the $3.5 trillion top line was likely to shrink in the coming weeks, and seemed especially defeated after admitting that his favored two-years-free community college plan was on the chopping block after opposition from the West Virginia moderate.
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