“I don’t think they’ll be able to coax him back into BBB,” the source close to Manchin told Playbook. However they want to characterize the effort, they’re still far from having Manchin on board. Warner is not negotiating on behalf of the White House.” “A wide range of members are working on Build Back Better,” said White House spokesperson ANDREW BATES, “but Sen.
I wouldn’t call those conversations ‘negotiations.’” “They talk regularly, sometimes about policy and sometimes just shooting the breeze. Manchin are good friends,” a Warner spokesperson told Playbook. Spokespeople for both Warner and Biden demurred about the specifics of the Virginia senator’s exact role in the effort to win over Manchin. But he’s still angry with chief of staff RON KLAIN, who he believes told press secretary JEN PSAKI to “unleash the dogs” in a heated White House statement after the senator announced on “Fox News Sunday” that he was a “no” on the bill. Manchin has spoken to STEVE RICCHETTI, Biden’s Hill whisperer, once since Christmas. The West Virginia Democrat has complained about a lack of “effective outreach” or “reset” by top White House aides, and blamed them for making the BBB negotiations too personal. “He’s not in the mindset of moving forward,” said a source close to Manchin. Privately, he has been even more pessimistic. Manchin has said publicly that he’s not negotiating with the White House. Two senior Senate sources said that Warner, one of Manchin’s closest friends and his former housemate, will be involved in any future BBB talks. JOE MANCHIN (D-W.Va.) in hopes of resurrecting President JOE BIDEN’s Build Back Better plan. MARK WARNER (D-Va.) to help thaw out its frosty relationship with Sen. | Samuel Corum/Getty Images DRIVING THE DAY Joe Manchin’s closest friends and his former housemate, will be involved in any future BBB talks.
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