Democrat Majority Leader Sen. Chuck Schumer promised his party that they are not 'giving up on BBB' after a blistering defeat of the president's landmark legislation came when Sen. Joe Manchin announced his opposition.
Schumer signaled he would try to get through a revised version of the bill.
'I know we are all frustrated at this outcome. However, we are not giving up on BBB. Period. We won’t stop working on it until we pass a bill,' Schumer, D-N.Y., told Senate Democrats in a call Tuesday evening, according to Punchbowl News.
Manchin also reportedly spoke on the call and reiterated he was comfortable with Schumer's plan, but has not changed his position on the $1.8 trillion Build Back Better plan.
He again said he won't support any new or expanded government programs that add to the federal debt. The West Virginia Democrat reminded his colleagues that he'd been sounding the alarm on inflation for months - the consumer price index was up 6.8 percent in November over a year ago and the wholesale price was up 9.6 percent.
December's inflation data, released Jan. 12, could determine Manchin's appetite for any deal at all.
Schumer has promised to bring up the bill for a floor vote, to get every senator on record in favor or opposed.
'Senators should be aware that the Senate will, in fact, consider the Build Back Better Act, very early in the new year so that every Member of this body has the opportunity to make their position known on the Senate floor, not just on television,' the Senate majority leader wrote in a letter to colleagues on Monday.
'We are going to vote on a revised version of the House-passed Build Back Better Act – and we will keep voting on it until we get something done,' Schumer insisted.
Schumer signaled he would try to get through a revised version of the bill
Manchin also reportedly spoke on the call and reiterated he was comfortable with
