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Centrist Sen. Joe Manchin (D-West Virginia) indicated on Thursday that he will not vote right now in support of the tax and climate sections of the Democrats’ economic package. He told Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-New York), who he has been in private negotiations with for months, that he “unequivocally” would not vote in line with his party on the provisions that would raise taxes on some high-earners to raise around $203 billion in the next 10 years to extend Medicare solvency. The statement signals a major turnaround as Manchin voiced support of the provisions throughout negotiat…