At another press conference touting the infrastructure bill, Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) said he would support other ways to fund the proposal, such as savings from ramping down the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.
Manchin had raised concerns about using the millionaire’s tax to pay for a White House proposal defeated by the Senate earlier this month to provide $35 billion to help state and local governments keep teachers and first responders on the job.
“This is one I agree with wholeheartedly,” Manchin said when asked about the offset for infrastructure spending. But he added that he would be open to other options.
Rep. Bill Cassidy has his blood drawn by Alesha Barbour during a free hepatitis screening in the Rayburn House Office Building hosted by the Congressional Viral Hepatitis Caucus to recognize "National Viral Hepatitis Testing Day."
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