The announcement comes as Democrats want a sign from Manchin that he will support Biden's big package. He is one of two key senators who are reluctant to vote, and his vote is necessary to secure the deal and push it toward approval.

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Senator Joe Manchin hesitated Monday in his support of President Joe Biden's $ 1.75 trillion social safety net expansion bill , saying instead it's "time to vote" on a thinner infrastructure package. $ 1 trillion that has stalled amid the talks, raising new questions about the party's schedule to advance a critical piece of the economic agenda as early as this week.

The announcement by the Democrat, who represents West Virginia, comes as Democrats want a sign from Manchin that he will support Biden's big package. He is one of two key senators who are reluctant to vote, and his vote is necessary to secure the deal and push it toward approval.

Instead, Manchin rejected progressive Democrats, urging them to stop taking the smaller public works bill "hostage" while negotiations on the larger package continue.

"Enough is enough," Manchin said at a hastily convened news conference on Capitol Hill.

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Manchin said he is willing to vote for a final bill that reflects Biden's package "that moves our country forward." But he also commented that he is "equally open to voting against" the final product as he evaluates the broad social services bill and climate change .

The senator also noted that "he will not support such an important bill without fully understanding the impact" it has on the economy and the federal debt.

Manchin's priority has long been the smallest public works bill for highways, highways, and broadband projects that had already been passed by the Senate , but that House progressives are stalling as progress moves forward. broader negotiations.

"This is not how the US Congress should work," Manchin said. "It is time for our elected leaders in Washington to stop playing."

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Democrats have been working frantically to close the signature Biden national package after months of negotiations, rushing toward a first round of voting in the Lower House , possibly due later this week.