Red-hot inflation data validates the instinct of [Manchin] to punt President Biden’s Build Back Better agenda until next year – potentially killing a quick deal on the $1.75tn package, people familiar with the matter tell Axios. …
With a limited number of legislative days left in the year, Manchin is content to focus on the issues that need to be addressed, Axios is told.
They include funding the government, raising the debt ceiling and passing the National Defense Authorization Act.