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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
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Martin Pengelly

Billionaire Republican backer donates to Manchin after he killed key Biden bill

Senator Joe Manchin of West Virginia received the maximum permissible donation of $5,000 each from the Home Depot co-founder Ken Langone and his wife.
Senator Joe Manchin of West Virginia received the maximum permissible donation of $5,000 each from the Home Depot co-founder Ken Langone and his wife. Photograph: Kent Nishimura/Los Angeles Times/Rex/Shutterstock

A billionaire Republican donor and Trump supporter donated the maximum allowed amount to Joe Manchin after the West Virginia Democrat sank Joe Biden’s signature domestic spending plan.

The Build Back Better plan sought to boost health and social care, and to help combat the climate crisis, at a price tag of $1.75tn.

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