Senator Joe Manchin said he is ready to support United States President Joe Biden‘s $1.75 trillion domestic policy package yet and pushed a slimmer infrastructure package worth $1 trillion, according to US media reports.

The Democratic lawmaker said in a statement, “I will not support a bill that is this consequential without thoroughly understanding the impact that it will have on our national debt, our economy and most importantly, all of our American people”, according to reports from NPR.

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The thinly divided United States Senate has been at an impasse with two key Democratic lawmakers holding out their votes, Manchin being one of them. The initiative has also been blocked in its legislative pipeline by Senator Kyrsten Sinema, a Democratic lawmaker from Arizona.

Manchin, a lawmaker from West Virginia, rebuffed progressive Democrats, urging them to quit holding “hostage” the smaller public works bill as negotiations continue on the broader package.

“Enough is enough,” Manchin said at a hastily called press conference at the Capitol, according to reports from Associated Press.

Manchin said he is open to voting for a final bill reflecting Biden’s big package “that moves our country forward.” But he said he is “equally open to voting against” the final product as he assesses the sweeping social services and climate change bill.

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A flurry of Democratic lawmakers have streamlined political capital towards getting a legislative approval for Biden’s domestic package through prolonged negotiations with Republican lawmakers and the holdout Democrats. 

White House was quick to respond to the statements made by Manchin. Press Secretary Jen Psaki said, “Senator Manchin says he is prepared to support a Build Back Better plan that combats inflation, is fiscally responsible and will create jobs”, according to reports from Associated Press. 

The 42-year-old added, “As a result, we remain confident that the plan will gain Senator Manchin’s support.”