Local news poll in Maryland:
Do you agree with Manchin's reasons for not supporting the Build Back Better Plan?
-Yes 93%
-No 7%
https://www.localdvm.com/web-poll/#/questions/
WASHINGTON: "D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser announced that the indoor mask mandate is coming back starting at 6 a.m. Tuesday through Jan. 31. The mandate returns less than a month after Bowser dropped it, to significant pushback. Bowser also said she plans to reinstate the District's state of emergency and announced a six-part action plan to limit the spread of the coronavirus. The initiative is part of a new "Test Yourself Express" program. Each day D.C. residents will be able to pick up two free at-home rapid antigen tests at eight District libraries. D.C. government employees will be required to get a COVID-19 vaccination and booster shot. Employees will no longer have the option of partaking in frequent testing instead of getting vaccinated, Bowser said.
While some school districts in the region have returned to virtual learning to stop the spread, Bowser extended winter break across DC Public Schools through Jan. 5, so that students, teachers and staff would have enough time to take a rapid test before returning to class. Bowser said less than 1% of cases in D.C. are confirmed to be of the omicron strain. The majority of infections are delta cases."
https://www.wusa9.com/article/news/local/dc/indoor-mask-mandate-coming-back-to-dc/65-e44f7fd6-d0aa-43a6-a5fc-95ea6090dfc8
Manchin knows that many people spent their coronavirus stimulus money on drugs.