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Dems Divided: Manchin Says Biden Should Focus on ‘Conventional’ Infrastructure

Road construction (Dreamstime); Joe Manchin inset (Getty).

Biden’s ambitious package continues to irk many lawmakers who say it’s loaded up with Dem wish-list items that go far beyond infrastructure’s definition. The position of Manchin, a moderate in Biden’s own party, is yet another sign that Democrats will have to break the president’s $2.3 trillion plan into pie