Democrats should delay President Joe Biden's signature economic package until later this summer, Sen. Joe Manchin said Friday, a demand that would jeopardize the party's environment and tax goals and postpone a congressional showdown over the plan until the cusp of November's elections.
The pivotal West Virginia Democrat told a statewide radio show that if party leaders want to plan votes on the still-emerging measure this month, they should limit it to provisions curbing pharmaceutical prices, extending soon-to-expire federal health care subsidies and reducing federal deficits.
