Republicans who voted for China bill charge Manchin flip-flopped and lied on spending and tax hike measure
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Senate Republicans are feeling angry after they allowed a China bill to pass, only for Sen. Joe Manchin to announce a reconciliation deal just hours later.
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But asked if he regrets voting for the China bill, Graham said, "It's not I regret, it's cause — we, you know, that's a problem."
Earlier this month, Republicans were threatening to kill the China competition bill — it was stuck in committee — as long as Democrats continued working on passing a party-line social policy bill via reconciliation. But top Republicans, including Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, green-lighted the China bill after Manchin, D-W.Va., made a statement appearing to pour cold water on efforts to include climate, energy and tax provisions in the legislation.