GOP thinks Manchin is close to a reconciliation deal with Schumer on energy

The death of the bipartisan approach will allow Manchin and Schumer to focus on a potential deal that includes green energy tax credits and the tax increases to pay for them.

But any deal will also need 49 other Senate Democrats, including the support of Sen. Kyrsten Sinema (D-Ariz.), who hasn’t been directly involved in the Manchin and Schumer negotiations.

Any Senate package will also need buy-in from House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and President Biden.

What they are saying: “These talks had been a long shot to begin with,” Sen. Kevin Cramer (R-N.D.) told Axios. “Manchin informed us in the last meeting that reconciliation is probably the route he’s going down.”