The White House is insisting that Build Back Better is still alive.

This latest assurance comes in the days following Sen. Joe Manchin's statements that he's a "no" on the $2.4 trillion bill, leaving it with 49 senators in support and 51 opposed.

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"There have been a lot of negotiations leading up to this point,” White House spokeswoman Jen Psaki said Wednesday. “There will be more negotiations, no doubt about it. Everybody stay tuned and settle in.”

Build Back Better remains on the minds of both the administration and White House reporters, who asked more than a half-dozen questions about the bill and Manchin during the briefing.

Manchin came out against the bill on Sunday, sending shock waves through the Democratic Party and prompting Republican leaders to court him toward joining the GOP. But the centrist West Virginian has never fully embraced the bill, raising concerns over its cost, the length of its programs, and other issues.

Psaki reiterated that Biden also expects the bill to be paid for, though scoring from the Congressional Budget Office indicates it would add at least $367 billion to the national deficit over 10 years.

“There are components of this where there would need to be decisions made over the course of time about extending programs,” Psaki said. “The president has been clear about his intention of paying for that.”

The social spending bill includes provisions such as universal preschool, subsidized childcare, and expanded healthcare access, though many of those programs sunset after only a few years. Critics accused the bill's authors of using budget gimmicks to mask the true cost.

Nonetheless, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer pledges to vote on Build Back Better in January, putting every senator on their record with a yes or no vote. The White House supports that move, along with trying to keep Manchin and any other holdouts in the fold.

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“Our objective now is moving forward, both in our relationship with Sen. Manchin and in our efforts to get BBB done,” Psaki said. “We’re going to spend less time looking in the rearview mirror and more on looking forward.”