More than a year into his term, Biden’s plan to invest hundreds of billions of dollars into child and eldercare programs is on the congressional backburner. An expanded tax credit that dramatically reduced child poverty expired and is unlikely to be revived. And the administration’s ambitions for guaranteeing free pre-kindergarten and paid family leave are struggling to gain widespread traction in Congress.
“They cannot return home for a midterm election without bringing home the goods,” said April Verrett, president of long-term care worker union SEIU Local 2015, who has met frequently with White House officials on the matter. “Americans want and need the support to lower costs for families.”Joe Manchin
“If a reconciliation package passes without any of the care agenda items, you will see the wrath of women around the country,” said Julie Kashen, director of women’s economic justice at the Century Foundation. Two people close to the process blamed the lack of progress on GOP obstruction, along with Manchin’s reluctance to keep the program going despite its link to plunging child poverty rates. But they also said the administration is largely disengaged from negotiations on Capitol Hill.
White House officials are aware of the concerns about the president’s care agenda and try to assuage those fears by saying the president will keep looking for ways to pass the issues into law if they don’t end up in the BBB bill that can be done through reconciliation. During a Friday speech to House Democrats, Biden pleaded with lawmakers to continue working on reducing childcare costs, insisting that “we can do that.
“There were a lot of things that were not included in that list of three priorities for Congress to address through a reconciliation bill that he wants on his desk,” said Charles Joughin, who leads public affairs for the child advocacy group First Five Years Fund.
Narrator: But he’s not losing their support because of Manchin. The parents are realizing Biden sucks at his job and his policies are hurting their families.
Nonsense Says this parents and all my parent friends
Progressives apparently need a civics class.
It’s time for Democrats to start messaging the truth-Biden isn’t a king-if they won’t get off their butts and vote in more than 50 democratic senators then what do they expect? Manchin blocked all the good so he needs to be blamed, not Biden-vote in more Dems and get stuff done!
Cue Democratic voters blaming their party instead of themselves in 3, 2, 1...
He 'won' the White House. Only ostriches believe this.
I feel like it's possible that Biden, himself, might have something to do with the waning support, too. Call me crazy.
Joe Manchin needs to be exposed. A list of all his donors should be published.
I’m not exactly sure what the Progressives want Joe to do? If he can’t get Sen_JoeManchin and SenatorSinema to support progressive legislation, what is he supposed to do ffs, waterboard them?
He already lost there support, did you miss the Virginia Gubernatorial Election? It turns out when you lead the party trying to tell parents they can't make decisions about the values taught to their children, you're going to lose parents as a block.
The war in Europe won't benefit Biden, neither the USA whatever the result. It's been a severe miscalculation.
Joe Manchin, Self-serving fifth columnist. So Sad. So much harm.
Manchin is bound and determined to make democrats the minority
I hope progressives don't take revenge on Biden and on themselves because of the greed of the likes of Sen_JoeManchin and SenatorSinema What is needed is to fully support JoeBiden and put more democrats in congress. Let's make sure JoeM and KS lose their veto over progress.
Naw we all know how he won
Is Politico just another dark money spin generator these days? Every tweet is anti Biden nonsense like this implication that bought and paid for pol like Manchin is somehow a hero of parents.
Yes, because ditching Dems and electing fascists will really get them what they want. 🙄
Who is providing is Tweet feeds and storylines? It's almost as if the RNC strategy team floats them a list on the weekends and says to the young staff member assigned to social media, 'Try these. See what sticks.' Biden won BECAUSE the American people said yes to him.
You have this backward. Manchin, the Russian Asset obstructionist, should be the one losing support, along with all the other operatives inside the Democratic party. Sinema, for example.
freaking Manchin DINO
Yup
The Biden administration has sparked a major uptick of inflation…a move that most impacts low income & vulnerable people.
As opposed to the very popular “we don’t give a shit” policy put forth by the conservative Republican party? Are we contrasting against that, I don’t give a shit policy?
No. This dog won't hunt. Democrats aren't stupid. Democrats that voted for Biden aren't going to vote to reward Republicans because they managed to obstructed the will of the majority. Come on!
In other words, a game plan on how to get more Republicans elected.
This prediction should be classified as political theatre. If Biden had a decent majority in the Senate, Manchin & Sinema would have no leverage. The bill would've passed the first time. We can't give up, we must help expand the Senate for the Dems to defeat fence riders.
Politico bullshit.
People don’t get well in the media. The only thing they ever tell us is how bad things are. So any get well premise is a lost cause.
Socialism! When a country spends nearly 800 billion on defense and still has people unable to pay for insulin and other life saving drugs, maybe some major changes are needed.
81,000,000 votes and no one brags about how great things are
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