New inflation number feeds angst about Democrats’ $2T bill

New inflation number feeds angst about Democrats’ $2T bill

By ALAN FRAM
WASHINGTON (AP) — Government reports on rising inflation and the potential costs of President Joe Biden’s social and environment legislation raised fresh questions Friday about the bill’s fate, with both sides hoping the new numbers would influence pivotal Sen. Joe Manchin.
The moderate Manchin, D-W.Va., has spent months forcing Democrats to trim the 10-year, $2 trillion package,…

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