Democrats cutting paid leave from spending deal amid Manchin opposition
| Democrats are expected to drop paid leave from President Biden’s sweeping spending plan, two sources familiar with the talks confirmed to The Hill.
The decision, absent a major reversal, is a blow to Democrats’ hopes of using the social spending plan to offer what they initially envisioned as being 12 weeks of paid leave, which was then scaled down to four weeks and then appearing in limbo for much of this week. |
