"WASHINGTON - U.S. President Joe Biden said on Tuesday that he and conservative Democratic Senator Joe Manchin were "going to get something done" on the president's proposed social spending and climate legislation.

"Senator Manchin and I are going to get something done," Biden told reporters when asked about Manchin, who had publicly rejected the president's Build Back Better plan on Sunday in a move that imperils the legislation. read more

"I want to get things done. I still think there’s a possibility of getting Build Back Better done," the president told reporters following his remarks on COVID-19 at the White House.

Manchin said on Monday that White House staff did "inexcusable" things that led to his decision to publicly reject Biden's social and climate policy plan. He told Fox News on Sunday he would not be able to vote for the $1.75 trillion Build Back Better bill."

Steve Holland and Kanishka Singh report for Reuters December 21, 2021. [2]