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The Daily Show: Ears Edition

Manchin Shocks Washington and McConnell with Bill Compromise

The Daily Show: Ears Edition

Comedy Central

News, Daily News, Comedy

4.214.2K Ratings

🗓️ 31 July 2022

⏱️ 6 minutes

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Summary

In a surprise turn of events, Sen. Joe Manchin released a statement saying he’s on board with the Inflation Reduction Act, a renamed version of the Build Back Better bill, shocking Washington, D.C. and Mitch McConnell.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0

What's up guys, it's Tori.

0:01.6

Imi said and I are back to host another season of MTV's official challenge podcast,

0:06.4

and we are so excited to get into this next season because we competed in it.

0:11.2

Each week, we, along with your favorite challengers, will be getting into all the juicy details of season 38

0:17.5

and breaking down our competition journey.

0:19.9

Listen to MTV's official challenge podcast on the iHeart Radio app, Apple Podcast,

0:24.1

or wherever you get your podcasts.

0:25.9

You're listening to Comedy Central.

0:28.9

You might remember this.

0:32.9

Back when Joe Biden was elected, one of his biggest promises was the build back better bill.

0:39.9

A plan that promised to make everything in America better.

0:44.7

That's why the better was in the name.

0:46.9

Yeah, it was going to rebuild the roads, fix the climate, reduce inequality,

0:53.3

and it was even going to give you another shot with your high school crush.

0:57.1

Like this time, I won't eat plumes before assembly.

1:00.4

Now, all of that depended on getting every Democrats vote in the Senate.

1:05.4

But there was always one senator who refused to play ball.

1:08.3

Joe Manchin, West Virginia senator and man who definitely has a photo on the fridge of him holding a fish.

1:13.5

No matter what the Democrats offered him, Joe Manchin was blocking all attempts,

1:17.8

like an Appalachian with Tombow, no, no, y'all.

1:20.7

And so it seemed that Joe Biden's agenda, very much like Joe Biden himself, was basically dead.

1:26.4

But then last night, this happened.

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