The White House and many Democrats still say they hope to see the social-program and climate legislation reach Biden's desk by Christmas.
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WASHINGTON — President Biden this week will lobby Sen. Joe Manchin, the centrist West Virginia Democrat, in an attempt to lock in a deal on a roughly $2 trillion social-policy and climate bill that Democrats hope to finish by Christmas.
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