West Virginia Senator Joe Manchin is catching more heat from fellow Democrats on Monday, with Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin accusing the centrist of letting the party's budget talks 'drag out' for months before voicing opposition to more of its key measures.Conservative Manchin told Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer that he could not support the reconciliation bill's provisions late last week. He killed a $1.75 trillion version of the spending package during a Fox News interview in December last year - delivering an embarrassing blow to President 's agenda. 'My major frustration is I think Joe should have made his position clearer a hell of a long time ago,' said Durbin, Schumer's number two.
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