It was a bad idea and it was really, I think, a miscalculation to try to do something this aggressive in a partisan and purely party line vote. And Senator Manchin put a stop to [the Build Back Better bill]. that and good for him. I know it had to be a lot of pressure being applied, but this is what forces debate and deliberation and consensus building, which is built into our system. (12:56–12:59)
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Asserts that Senator Manchin halted the progress of the Build Back Better bill.
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