Comrade Sanders insists Dems' spending package remain at $3.5 trillion

NEW: Bernie Sanders insists the Democrats' budget proposal should stay at $3.5 trillion, dismissing Joe Manchin's calls for a lower number.

"That $3.5 trillion is already the result of a major, major compromise," he said.
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