Senate to move forward with vote on social spending bill

Published December 20, 2021 at 1:06 PM EST

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer says he’ll move forward with a vote on the social spending bill, despite losing a critical vote.

Sen. Joe Manchin of West Virginia told Fox News on Sunday that he couldn’t support it — leaving Democrats and the White House seething.

We get the latest from NPR’s Kelsey Snell.

This article was originally published on WBUR.org.

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