Rep. Cori Bush (R-MO) blasted Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV) Monday following his news conference on Biden’s infrastructure package. Manchin and Sen. Kyrsten Sinema (D-AZ) continue to hold out on this crucial piece of legislation and further divide the Democratic party.
“Simply put, I will not support a bill that is this consequential without thoroughly understanding the impact it will have on our national debt, our economy, and most importantly, our American people,” Manchin said.
In response to Manchin, Bush tweeted out the following statement.
Joe Manchin does not get to dictate the future of our country. pic.twitter.com/aG7zBuyMQy
— Congresswoman Cori Bush (@RepCori) November 1, 2021
“Joe Manchin’s opposition to the Build Back Better Act is anti-Black, anti-child, anti-woman, and anti-immigrant,” Bush said. When we talk about transformative change, we are talking about a bill that will benefit Black, brown, and Indigenous communities…”
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