Manchin says Democrats miscalculated on waiting to negotiate debt deal 

  (The Hill) : Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) cast blame on Democrats for waiting to begin debt and spending negotiations and pushed back on the argument that Republicans were “hostage takers” for refusing to lift the debt ceiling without significant ..

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