mr. manchin: madam president. the presiding officer: the senior senator from west virginia. mr. manchin: i have made it crystal clear that i do not support the for the peoples act. over the past few months, i have worked to eliminate the far-reaching aspects of that bill and amend the legislation to make sure our elections are fair, accessible, and secure. in june, i voted to begin debate in this senate on my amended voting rights legislation, not for the peoples act. tonight i am again voting to move that process forward because i believe that we need to come together to restore people's faith in the integrity of our elections, but i do make it very clear that i will not support the for the peoples act. for example, i firmly believe that we need commonsense voter i.d. requirements just like we have in west virginia that strengthen the security of our elections without making it harder for americans to vote. i also firmly believe that we shouldn't politicize the federal elections commission, prohibit any guardrails on vote by mail or prevent local election officials from doing ba

mr. manchin set off a comment on chairman powell, but more importantly is what the senator from west virginiafacing at home, which is constituents and inflation. explain that tone in washington of all of these different fancy people in suits and ties and their constituents saying here's the non-transitory here and now. emily: there are two narratives right now in d.c. one of them is that inflation is a huge problem, that the biden administration needs to get in gear addressing it. the other narrative is yes, inflation isn't looking good right now, but it is just the economy coming back online after covid. give it a few months. everything is going to shake out and be fine. obviously the white house is in favor of the letter narrative and hoping that moves democrats with them, but we are beginning to see faultlines with senator joe manchin writing that letter to the fed, saying you guys really need to start addressing inflation going forward. this could play into that upcoming debate. we have been focused on the bipartisan infrastructure bill, but remember, this is a dual track process. we have

mr. manchin is gonna end up on that?> well i think probably in a practical sense he will support something that it's less than 3.5 trillion, but let me pick up on something that michael said because i think it plays into the motivations of senator manchin and others throughout the democratic party. the components of the reconciliation bill that holds corporations count a bill for the taxes that they owe, that helps families with a permanent tax credit and lord knows, the planet and our country feels like it's on fire every day, all those things are enormously popular i think this is going to always be a tough road, it's a very evenly divided congress, but i think the component parts of the things that are in that reconciliation bill are equally i don't portend and as popular as would pass today, and maybe the most important animated things for democrats going into 2022 is they need accomplishments right, the difference between 3.5 and zero is a big deal on a campaign trail in november of 2022, when you're trying to convi

mr. manchin is going to end up on that?well, i think probably in a practical sense, he'll end up supporting something that's less than 3.5 trillion. but let me pick up on something that michael said, because i think it plays into the motivations of senator manchin and others throughout the democratic party. the components of the reconciliation bill that holds corporations accountable to the taxes that they owe, that helps families with a permanent child tax credit, and lord knows the planet and country feels like it's on fire every day, to invest in clean energy, all of those things are enormously popular. again, i think this is going to always be a tough road because it's just -- it's a very evenly divided congress. but i think the component parts of what are in that reconciliation bill are equally as important and as popular as what passed today. and i think -- maybe the most important animating thing for democrats going into 2022 is they need accomplishments, right? the difference between 3.5 and 0 is a big deal on the c

mr. manchin might be to replace powell with andrew bailey i don't know if you saw the news this morning onde, it is interesting. >> oh, you mean about the bank -- yeah. >> yeah, bank of england the thing i was going to draw was two-fold it is a sign of a major central bank that is willing to be preemptive rather than just totally reactive and waiting for the data to come and wait years after and to your point, sticking to what it's original mandate has been and always has been as opposed to trying to fudge it to say we're just really focused on the unemployment side of things today. >> wolf, i think you have to go back to the financial crisis the fed was severely criticized for policies that helped out of the banks more and the wealthy more and powell came in from the very beginning saying we are going to address the needs of average americans through our fed policy and that led to a policy that has sided more with the employment mandate over the inflation mandate. it is interesting, it was not a mistake yet, but if in six months we're still dealing with inflation, that is a mistake and th

that's a quote of senator joe manchin. mr. chairman, i urge that we re-engage in bipartisan proach the infrastructure that we not link these hills tofplgt we know where this is going to land in the senate. we resume to addressing the true priorities for the american people. yield back. chair mcgovern: thank you. mr. pallone. mr. pallone: thank you, mr. chairman. mr. cole, the other members of the rules committee. i want to discuss the senate infrastructure bill and what i believe is our shared goal to build back better. and the moment presents us with an opportunity to make some major changes andpropel our economy into the next century. the approach laid out in the senate's infrastructure investment and jobs act won't get us there on its own. that's why it must be paired with the budget resolution which together would lay the groundwork for transformational progress of the american people. the senate infrastructure bill before us will create new good-paying jobs to advance our recovery from covid-19. makes useful investments i

mr. president, they're stabbing us in the back. in 49 states they've got their knives out stabbing us in the back. you need to pick up the phone and call manchinat if they can carve around the filibuster to confirm supreme court judges for president trump, they can carve around the filibuster to bring voting rights for president biden. it was that carve-out that had the supreme court vote 6-3 against the whole moratorium on evictions. it was that carve-out that put that supreme court where it is. you know how to carve when you want to carve, so we come to washington to tell you we going to stay on you until you get your carving knife out again. when we came out the white house that day we said it would be a summer of discontent and it was and it still is, but now we're going to call for a fall of action. believe me, some folks -- congresswoman sheila jackson-lee and congresswoman beatty and them went to jail, but we may decide to pitch tents here when the senate come back in. we may decide to pitch a tent and stay right here, all of us, martin and i and hundreds of us, the filibuster busters. we might decide to go into civil disobedience in th

mr. president, they are stabbing us in the back. in 49 states, they have got their knives out, stabbing us in the back. you need to pick up the phone and call mentioned and others. -- manchiner. to bring voting rights for president biden. [applause] rev. al sharpton: it was that carveout that had supreme court vote 6-3 against the whole moratorium on evictions. it was that carveout that put that supreme court where it is. you know how to carve when you want to carve. we have come to washington to tell you we are going to stay on you until you get your carving knife out again. when we came out to the white house that day, we said it would be summer of discontent. it was, it still is. now we call for a fall of action. believe me, some folks went to jail we decide to pitch tents here when the senate comes back in. we may decide to pitch a tent d stay right here all of us, hundreds of us. the filibuster busters. we might decide to go to civil disobedience in the end of fall. we are not going to stop until we protect our right to vote. let me close by bringing on some people. we are all in morning. we are -- mourning. we are all in morning for those who have lost their lives in

mr. manchin: i rise in opposition. this makes no sense whatsoever. first of all, our friends, no one voted on that side for this a.r.p. next of all, this was done to help people with the programs that were going and needed help. it was not intended to use people's tax dollars to regive it to the states so the states could look like they were reducing the taxes by not using the money. that's ridiculous. and we should not be supporting this whatsoever. it makes no sense at all. the presiding officer: all time is expired. the clerk will call the roll. vote: vote: the presiding officer: on this vote -- on this vote, the yeas are 66, the nays are 13. the amendment is agreed to. mrs. fischer: mr. president? the presiding officer: the senator from nebraska. mrs. fischer: mr. president, i call up my amendment number 3128 and ask for that be recorded -- reported by number. the presiding officer: the clerk will report. the clerk: the senator from from nebraska, mrs. fischer, proposes an amendment numbered 3128. mrs. fischer: mr. president. the presiding office

mr. manchin: i rise in opposition. senator daines -- as reported out of the energy and natural resources committee. specifically the amendment cuts funding for hiring veterans and native youth to do fire prevention projects and directs that to post fire rehabilitation projects and to states that carry out projects on federal land. we are supportive of post fire projects and states doing projects on federal land, that's why we funded this at unprecedented levels in the bill. we have support for funding for veterans and native youth. i do not believe it is appropriate to cut funding. i urge my colleagues to please vote no on this amendment. mr. carper: madam president, could i have order? the presiding officer: the senate will be in order. mr. carper: madam president, we've had two votes in this -- in this tranche. the first vote about 50 minutes from start to close, the second vote about 25 minutes and i -- we're going to propound a unanimous consent request and i'm tempted to do it right now to try to figure out what w

mr. manchin: thank you, mr. president. the presiding officer: we are in a quorum call. mr. manchin: i ask to lift the quorum call. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. manchin: i want to thank my colleagues on both sides of the aisle for showing the united states and the entire world that the united states senate is not broken. actually we're doing fine. we can work together. we can also come together and accomplish big things and we did with this americans investment in infrastructure. american has not seen this type of infrastructure investment in the last 30 years. talked about it lot, haven't seen anything. polls have shown the american people are overwhelmingly supportive of this infrastructure deal. americans of both political parties know it's long past time to make this investment. they want their roads repaired so their children are safe on their buses. they want better internet service so they can connect and compete in the 21st century. it's just unbelievable what we can do. this is clean water and upgraded sewer systems. you would think in the 21st centu

mr. manchin: madam president, senator lummis's targets -- while the department of interior -- i too am eager to see the results of that review and was hoping that we would have received it by now and i will continue to be vocal on my advocacy on american independence and addressing climate change. drilling continued on existing leases and secretary holland testified that they are in compliance with the recent court order that still allows leasing and i believe the administration has responsibility to evaluate these programs and getting a reasonable return while using our abundant resources in the most responsible way. for that reason i urge my colleagues to reject the amendment. the presiding officer: is there a sufficient second? there appears to be. the clerk will call the roll. vote: vote: vote: the presiding officer: the yeas are 49, the nays are 50. the amendment is not agreed to. the senator from new hampshire. ms. hassan: madam president, i call up my amendment 2378 and ask that it be reported by number. the presiding officer: the clerk will report. the clerk: the senator from new ham

mr. manchin: mr. president, i want to thank my colleagues. this has been a most enjoyable venture for the last six to eight weeks. so many people have given up on the senate. they have given up on congress. they have given up on our ability to be able to do the big things. this is big. this is a big deal. i don't care who is looking at it any way they can. it's been said that nothing like this has been done in 30 years. it hasn't. we all talked about it. we all knew it. senator warner said that basically potholes and bridges don't have names. they don't have republican and democratic identification. they hurt us all, and it has. it's something that every administration for the past four to five administrations knew had to be done, and they didn't, because this is hard. it's not easy. they call us a deliberative body. this is truly what deliberation is about, to come to an agreement. it takes an awful lot of time, a lot of patience, a lot of effort. we did that. and when you think about having majority leader chuck schumer and the leader of th