White House tries to lock down deal with Manchin, Sinema - The Hill

Sens. Joe ManchinJoe ManchinOvernight Energy & Environment — Presented by American Clean Power — Dems see path to deal on climate provisions Overnight On The Money — Senate Democrats lay out their tax plans Overnight Health Care — Presented by Altria — FDA advisers endorse Pfizer vaccine for kids MORE (D-W.Va.) and Kyrsten SinemaKyrsten SinemaOvernight On The Money — Senate Democrats lay out their tax plans Democrats haggle as deal comes into focus Sinema backs corporate minimum tax proposal MORE (D-Ariz.) met with White House officials for roughly two hours Wednesday, as Democrats race to try to lock down a deal on their social spending package.

Cutting a deal with the two key moderates would give a big boost to President BidenJoe BidenBiden invokes Trump in bid to boost McAuliffe ahead of Election Day Business lobby calls for administration to 'pump the brakes' on vaccine mandate Overnight Defense & National Security — Presented by Boeing — Afghanistan reckoning shows no signs of stopping MORE and Democratic leaders, who have struggled to break stalemates on key issues. 

Manchin, who told reporters earlier Wednesday that Democrats should “absolutely” have a deal by the end of the day, indicated that they now needed to get feedback from the other 48 members of the caucus, who are at odds with the two moderates on several key issues.

“It would be nice if it does,” Manchin said after the meeting, asked if a deal could come together today.

“It’s up to-you know-everybody, the caucus, has to have their input. Everybody, there’s 50 people,” Manchin said.

Sinema added that negotiations were “doing great” and “making progress.”

Democrats and the White House are scrambling to get an agreement before Biden leaves for an international trip with Senate Majority Leader Charles SchumerChuck SchumerPricing methane and carbon emissions will help US meet the climate moment Democratic senator: Methane fee could be 'in jeopardy' Manchin jokes on party affiliation: 'I don't know where in the hell I belong' MORE (D-N.Y.) saying that he was “hopeful” they could get a deal on a framework by the end of the day.

Sen. Jon TesterJonathan (Jon) TesterDemocrats ready to put a wrap on dragged-out talks Providing affordable housing to recruit our next generation of volunteer firefighters The Hill's Morning Report - Presented by Uber - Manchin, Sanders in budget feud; Biden still upbeat MORE (D-Mont.), who was part of a bipartisan lunch Manchin and Sinema attended on Wednesday, said the two gave no indication that they had wrapped their negotiations with the White House.

“Not at all,” Tester said, asked if Manchin and Sinema indicated that they were done talking with the White House.

But Democrats are still trying to work out several details.

Manchin has said that his preferred top-line figure is $1.5 trillion but Democrats are hoping to get him up to $1.75 trillion. That would be roughly half way to the $2 trillion range floated by the White House.

Senate Finance Committee Chairman Ron WydenRonald (Ron) Lee WydenOvernight On The Money — Senate Democrats lay out their tax plans Senate Democrats propose corporate minimum tax for spending package Elon Musk rips Democrats' billionaire tax plan MORE (D-Ore.) has proposed a so-called “billionaires tax,” which would target unrealized assets.

But that’s sparked opposition from Manchin and several other senators haven't yet bought in including Sen. Mark WarnerMark Robert WarnerOvernight Energy & Environment — Presented by American Clean Power — Dems see path to deal on climate provisions Sanders faces difficult choice on slimmed-down budget bill Overnight Energy & Environment — Presented by American Clean Power — Methane fee faces negotiations MORE (D-Va.).

The fluid support could put pressure on Democrats to drop the provision from its package.

Senate Budget Committee Chairman Bernie SandersBernie SandersOvernight On The Money — Senate Democrats lay out their tax plans Overnight Health Care — Presented by Altria — FDA advisers endorse Pfizer vaccine for kids Manchin: 'I think we'll get a framework' deal MORE (I-Vt.) fumed on Wednesday over the tax setbacks. 

“Every sensible revenue option seems to be destroyed... So it seems to me almost every sensible progressive revenue option that the President wants that the American people want that I want seems to be sabotaged,” he told reporters. 

Democrats are also still trying to get pared down plans to expand Medicare and allow drug pricing negotiations into the bill. 

“I am working especially hard to strengthen Medicare and make prescription drugs more affordable. Senator Sanders has worked hard to push for many of these Medicare provisions and I support them,” Schumer said.

Sen. Kirsten GillibrandKirsten GillibrandPaid family leave proposal at risk Which proposals will survive in the Democrats' spending plan? Proposals to reform supports for parents face chopping block MORE (D-N.Y.) told reporters that she is also still trying to get a paid leave program into the bill. 

“I'm working on the best, strongest, most robust plan I can with Joe Manchin, and hopefully he will accept my proposal, but I'm still working,” she said.

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