The mystery of Manchins motivations
President Biden\u2019s economic agenda is on hold \u2014 thanks, in no small part, to Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.). The families in his home state could pay the price for it.
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The constant man in the middle, Sen. Joe Manchin (W.Va.), is trying to scale back the president\u2019s Build Back Better economic plan. Part of the White House agenda on Manchin\u2019s chopping block: the permanent expansion of the child tax credit. It\u2019s a recent policy that experts say has been a key part of reducing child poverty in the United States, especially during the pandemic.
Amid reports that Manchin wants to impose caps and include work requirements for families receiving the credit, economics reporter Yeganeh Torbati takes us to the senator\u2019s home state. And she poses the question: What happens when Manchin\u2019s political calculations collide with the realities of West Virginians?
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