Harris refuses ‘personal’ fight with Manchin over Build Back Better: ‘The stakes are too high’

Vice-president says focus should be on getting the job done' despite senator's attempt to sink Biden's $1.75tn plan

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Kamala Harris has refused to be drawn into a war of words with Joe Manchin over the West Virginia senator's attempt to sink the Build Back Better spending plan, saying: The stakes are too high for this to be in any way about any specific individual."

The vice-president, whose vote in the 50-50 Senate would have passed Build Back Better had Manchin (and the other 49 Democrats and independents) stayed onboard, was speaking to CBS News.