SUMMARY: Everyone wants a piece of Joe Manchin. As the Democratic Senator from West Virginia, Manchin has consistently held up the Biden agenda and been the deciding vote on legislation, while the Democrats hold a 50-50 majority in a largely partisan Senate.
CAPTION: Senator Joe Manchin, a Democrat from West Virginia, speaks to members of the media following a vote on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Thursday, June 10, 2021. President Biden's hopes for a bipartisan deal on the biggest infrastructure package in decades took a blow with the end of direct talks with the lead GOP negotiator, increasing the likelihood that Democrats pursue a sweeping, multi-trillion dollar package on their own.