Manchin Calls White House Stand to Not Negotiate With Republicans on Debt Ceiling a ‘Mistake’

Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin of West Virginia said on Sunday that it’s a “mistake” that the White House won’t negotiate with Republicans on the debt ceiling limit.
The senator made his comments on CNN’S Sunday “State of the Union” program when Dana Bash, the show’s host, asked his opinion regarding the recent White House statement that Congress pass a “clean debt ceiling increase” with “no negotiations with Republicans at all.”
“I think it’s a mistake because we have to negotiate,” Manchin responded. “This is a democracy … a two-party system. We should be able to talk and find out where our differences are,” he said….}