Manchin blasts Democrats' voting rights bill, says pursuit of bipartisanship "not naive"
3 years, 7 months ago

Manchin blasts Democrats' voting rights bill, says pursuit of bipartisanship "not naive"

Salon  

Sen. Joe Manchin, D-WV, handed a double blow to progressives Sunday morning, destroying any hopes that the strident moderate might come around on filibuster reform that would allow the chamber a chance to pass the ambitious legislative agenda favored by President Joe Biden. Manchin denied that his continued support for the filibuster was "naive" during an appearance on Fox News Sunday, at the same time he published a home-state editorial outlining his opposition to a Democratic-led voting rights bill — effectively sinking the measure. Minority Leader Mitch McConnell said recently that he is "100 percent" focused on blocking President Joe Biden's agenda from passing the chamber. In the Charleston Gazette-Mail, West Virginia's capital city newspaper, Manchin called the effort "partisan" and decried any efforts at election reform that do not engender bipartisan support. Manchin instead offered his support to another bill, called the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act, which would institute a federal approval process for state-level changes to election law in order to protect minority communities.

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Kamala Harris’ abortion plan just made West Virginia Sen. Joe Manchin lose his mind.
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Kamala Harris’ abortion plan just made West Virginia Sen. Joe Manchin lose his mind.

Slate  

This is Totally Normal Quote of the Day, a feature highlighting a statement from the news that exemplifies just how extremely normal everything has become. She knows the filibuster is the Holy Grail of democracy.” —West Virginia Sen. Joe Manchin to CNN on Tuesday, responding to Vice President Kamala Harris’ support for paring back the legislative filibuster During an interview …

Joe Manchin leaves the Democratic Party amid speculation he’ll run for West Virginia governor
7 months, 1 week ago

Joe Manchin leaves the Democratic Party amid speculation he’ll run for West Virginia governor

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Senator Joe Manchin announced on Friday that he had left …

Manchin Decision Sparks New Speculation About A Presidential Bid
1 year, 1 month ago

Manchin Decision Sparks New Speculation About A Presidential Bid

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING Some Democratic officials are also concerned that Manchin’s announcement frees him to pursue a third-party presidential bid that could ultimately undermine President Joe Biden’s reelection. Tom Williams via Getty Images The new draft effort was specifically created, the person said, to enable Manchin and Romney to seek the presidential nomination at No Labels’ national convention next March …

Republicans may tank Manchin's energy deregulation bill to get revenge on him: report
2 years, 3 months ago

Republicans may tank Manchin's energy deregulation bill to get revenge on him: report

Raw Story  

When Manchin helped Democrats pass the Inflation Reduction Act, securing hundreds of billions for health care and climate reforms, one of the conditions was that Manchin could introduce a bill for permitting reform — which would help energy and infrastructure projects around the country, both clean and dirty, get approved more quickly, including, crucially, a pipeline in Manchin's home state …

Schumer rallies Democrats after surprise deal with Manchin
2 years, 5 months ago

Schumer rallies Democrats after surprise deal with Manchin

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer told fellow Senate Democrats on …

Mitch McConnell got 'played' by Joe Manchin — and surrendered his leverage: reporter
2 years, 5 months ago

Mitch McConnell got 'played' by Joe Manchin — and surrendered his leverage: reporter

Raw Story  

On MSNBC Thursday, POLITICO reporter Jonathan Lemire broke down the significance of the massive new health care, energy, and deficit reduction package agreed to by Senate Democratic leadership and Sen. Joe Manchin. The key point, Lemire stressed, is that Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell got tricked into giving up all his leverage. "They get on board 17 Republicans with the …

Democrats Outsmart Mitch McConnell With Surprise Reconciliation Deal
2 years, 5 months ago

Democrats Outsmart Mitch McConnell With Surprise Reconciliation Deal

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING WASHINGTON — Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell said last month that he wouldn’t allow the Senate to pass a bipartisan bill on computer chips if Democrats tried to revive their “Build Back Better” agenda. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer and Sen. Joe Manchin announced they’d agreed on the new bill Wednesday after Manchin had refused to support …

Sen. Manchin isolating after testing positive for coronavirus
2 years, 5 months ago

Sen. Manchin isolating after testing positive for coronavirus

LA Times  

Sen. Joe Manchin has tested positive for the coronavirus and is experiencing mild COVID-19 symptoms, the West Virginia lawmaker tweeted Monday. With 82-year-old Sen. Patrick Leahy also missing votes recently after two hip surgeries, Manchin’s illness underscores the fragility of Democrats’ control of the Senate. Democrats are trying to push several legislative priorities through the 50-50 chamber this campaign season, …

Down with McConnell and Manchin, America’s kings of obstruction
2 years, 11 months ago

Down with McConnell and Manchin, America’s kings of obstruction

Al Jazeera  

Last month, Vice President Kamala Harris lashed out at popular late-night talk show host Charlamagne for posing the question “I want to know who the real president of this country is – is it Joe Biden, or Joe Manchin?” “C’mon Charlamagne. Meanwhile, across the aisle, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell has kept a relatively low profile lately, at least compared …

US Senate sinks Biden push for major voting rights reforms
2 years, 11 months ago

US Senate sinks Biden push for major voting rights reforms

Deccan Chronicle  

WASHINGTON: US senators dealt a death blow Wednesday to President Joe Biden's push to defend voting rights against what Democrats frame as an all-out assault by conservative states targeting racial minorities. Faced with a blockade from Republicans complaining of federal overreach, the ruling Democrats were unable to push through the Freedom to Vote Act and John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement …

News Analysis: Biden is stuck with a divided party
2 years, 11 months ago

News Analysis: Biden is stuck with a divided party

LA Times  

Sen. Joe Manchin III stands in a hallway just outside the Senate Chamber on Capitol Hill on Wednesday, after speaking on the floor about voting rights legislation. “I can’t imagine a scenario where you’re trying to distract the American public from a legislative failure by embarking on another one that is certain to fail.” They see Biden’s move as an …

Voting Rights Bill Dies As Manchin, Sinema Back GOP Against Filibuster Change
2 years, 11 months ago

Voting Rights Bill Dies As Manchin, Sinema Back GOP Against Filibuster Change

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING The yearlong quest to enact new voting rights legislation ended in the Senate on Wednesday, with Democratic Sens. Early on, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer declared that “everything is on the table” in the effort to pass voting rights legislation. Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, meanwhile, warned that a partisan filibuster rule change would “break the Senate,” …

Republicans block Democrats’ voting rights push in the Senate
2 years, 11 months ago

Republicans block Democrats’ voting rights push in the Senate

LA Times  

“Win, lose or draw, members of this chamber were elected to debate and to vote, particularly on such an important issue as this,” Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer, pictured Tuesday, said on the Senate floor before Wednesday’s votes. And so I think the most important thing to do is try to inform — not educate — inform the public of …

Democrats fail to change Senate rules to overcome GOP opposition on voting rights
2 years, 11 months ago

Democrats fail to change Senate rules to overcome GOP opposition on voting rights

NPR  

Democrats fail to change Senate rules to overcome GOP opposition on voting rights Enlarge this image toggle caption Jose Luis Magana/AP Jose Luis Magana/AP After Senate Republicans on Wednesday blocked a floor vote on two voting rights bills that President Biden has said are a moral imperative, Democrats failed to unite in a push to change Senate rules that would …

Senate Democrats pile on President Biden's very bad week
2 years, 11 months ago

Senate Democrats pile on President Biden's very bad week

Salon  

After conservatives spent the week in a tizzy over President Joe Biden voting rights effort, Senate Democrats seemed to pile on, suggesting he went too far and signaling that they will not support him. "Perhaps the president went a little too far in rhetoric," Illinois' Dick Durbin, the number two Democrat in the Senate, said after Biden's speech Wednesday. Biden …

Kamala Harris slams Joe Manchin and Republicans for failing to protect democracy over filibuster
2 years, 11 months ago

Kamala Harris slams Joe Manchin and Republicans for failing to protect democracy over filibuster

Daily Mail  

Vice President Kamala Harris slammed lawmakers who do not support President Joe Biden's agenda or his push to eliminate the filibuster, accusing them of violating their 'oath to protect and defend our Constitution' by not doing so. Vice President Kamala Harris discussed opposition to voting rights legislation during an interview with NBC News on Wednesday night Harris accused fellow Democrats …

Momentum slows for voting rights bills as Sinema, Manchin reject filibuster change
2 years, 11 months ago

Momentum slows for voting rights bills as Sinema, Manchin reject filibuster change

LA Times  

Democrats’ strategy to ignite a Senate debate on voting rights begins to wane after Sens. Democrats’ strategy to begin a Senate debate on voting rights began to crumble Thursday when two key moderates reiterated their support for keeping the filibuster, another Democrat quarantined with COVID-19 and President Biden expressed doubt that landmark legislation would land on his desk anytime soon. …

Democrats plan a procedural maneuver to open Senate debate on voting rights bills
2 years, 11 months ago

Democrats plan a procedural maneuver to open Senate debate on voting rights bills

NPR  

Democrats plan a procedural maneuver to open Senate debate on voting rights bills Enlarge this image toggle caption Drew Angerer/Getty Images Drew Angerer/Getty Images Past attempts to advance voting rights legislation to the floor of the Senate have failed, but Senate Democrats believe they have found a way past a procedural hurdle to at least start debate on voting rights …

Senate plows ahead on voting rights push with no clear outcome
2 years, 11 months ago

Senate plows ahead on voting rights push with no clear outcome

LA Times  

The Senate on Wednesday was barreling toward a showdown on voting rights legislation and rules changes, even as Democratic leaders conceded they don’t yet have the 60 votes needed to pass a bill — or even the 50 votes needed to change the rules and circumvent a GOP filibuster. “I wouldn’t want to delude anybody into thinking this is easy, …

Biden is expected to back changing the filibuster to pass voting rights bills
2 years, 11 months ago

Biden is expected to back changing the filibuster to pass voting rights bills

NPR  

Biden is expected to back changing the filibuster to pass voting rights bills Enlarge this image toggle caption Greg Nash/Pool/Getty Images Greg Nash/Pool/Getty Images President Biden plans to renew his push for congressional action to protect voting rights in a speech in Georgia on Tuesday as the Democratic Party's proposed federal legislation has stalled and the president faces growing pressure …

News Analysis: ‘There is no Plan B’: Biden trading one challenge for another with voting rights push
3 years ago

News Analysis: ‘There is no Plan B’: Biden trading one challenge for another with voting rights push

LA Times  

President Biden speaks to reporters as he leaves the Capitol with Vice President Kamala Harris on Thursday. “Of course, that’s not happening anywhere in America.” Voting rights advocates say Biden should have taken a more forceful approach far earlier. “It should have come earlier, but they’re pivoting and that’s important.” Arndrea Waters King, the wife of Martin Luther King III, …

Manchin wary of changing Senate rules to advance voting bill
3 years ago

Manchin wary of changing Senate rules to advance voting bill

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Sen. Joe Manchin sounded a skeptical note Tuesday about the prospects of easing the Senate’s filibuster rules, raising doubts about whether he will provide crucial support to the Democrats’ renewed push for voting legislation they say is needed to protect democracy. In a letter Monday to colleagues, Schumer, D-N.Y., said the Senate “must evolve” and will “debate and …

Biden pushed to speak out more as US democracy concerns grow
3 years ago

Biden pushed to speak out more as US democracy concerns grow

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden has gotten the same troubling questions from worried world leaders, ones that he never thought he would hear. In his recent commencement address at South Carolina State University, Biden’s tone on the need for voting rights legislation took on added urgency. Never,” Biden said, adding, “This new sinister combination of voter suppression and election subversion, …

Schumer plans on vote for Build Back Better after Manchin objects
3 years ago

Schumer plans on vote for Build Back Better after Manchin objects

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer told Democratic senators that he …

Opinion: Why Manchin torpedoed Biden’s big bill
3 years ago

Opinion: Why Manchin torpedoed Biden’s big bill

CNN  

Editor’s Note: Charlie Dent is a former Republican congressman from Pennsylvania who served as chair of the House Ethics Committee from 2015 until 2017 and chair of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Military Construction, Veterans Affairs and Related Agencies from 2015 until 2018. Charlie Dent CNN Who can forget McCain’s dramatic “thumbs down” moment on the US Senate floor when …

Democrats scramble to avoid electoral blowback after Manchin halts Biden agenda
3 years ago

Democrats scramble to avoid electoral blowback after Manchin halts Biden agenda

CNN  

CNN — It’s exactly the scenario Democrats had worked for months to avoid – but now find themselves confronting. With Sen. Joe Manchin effectively wielding a veto over President Joe Biden’s agenda, House Democrats are now fuming at the prospects that their vote last month to pass the Build Back Better bill will be all for naught, having made scores …

Democrats plan to vote on the social spending bill, despite Manchin's 'no'
3 years ago

Democrats plan to vote on the social spending bill, despite Manchin's 'no'

NPR  

Democrats plan to vote on the social spending bill, despite Manchin's 'no' Enlarge this image toggle caption J. Scott Applewhite/AP J. Scott Applewhite/AP A day after Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., appeared to torpedo chances of its passage, the Senate majority leader said he still intends to bring the Biden administration's proposed $2 trillion social and climate program bill up for …

Democrats Slam Manchin For Saying He Can't Vote For Biden's Build Back Better Plan
3 years ago

Democrats Slam Manchin For Saying He Can't Vote For Biden's Build Back Better Plan

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING Sen. Joe Manchin was branded a coward and supporter of monied interests by Democrats on Sunday after declaring that he will not support President Joe Biden’s Build Back Better plan, a decision that likely dooms the bill’s passage in the Senate, which is split on party lines. “He has continued to move the goalposts, he has never …

Manchin hits Dems’ $2T bill as too costly, talks to Biden
3 years ago

Manchin hits Dems’ $2T bill as too costly, talks to Biden

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin has signaled anew that he’s still not ready to back his party’s $2 trillion social and environment legislation, then talked to President Joe Biden as party leaders scrambled for a pathway to advance the long-stalled package — preferably by Christmas. One of his party’s final holdouts, Manchin has been pushing for months for Democrats …

Will the US Senate support Biden’s Build Back Better plan?
3 years, 1 month ago

Will the US Senate support Biden’s Build Back Better plan?

Al Jazeera  

Republicans are not expected to vote for Biden’s signature legislation; to pass it will need full support from the Democrats. “We will act as quickly as possible to get this bill to President Biden’s desk and deliver help for middle-class families,” the Senate leader said. The bill passed the House by a vote of 220-213 after the Congressional Budget Office …

Cori Bush pushes back on Joe Manchin's demands: "I do not trust his assessment"
3 years, 2 months ago

Cori Bush pushes back on Joe Manchin's demands: "I do not trust his assessment"

Salon  

This article originally appeared at Common Dreams. Congresswoman Cori Bush of Missouri blasted Sen. Joe Manchin on Monday for once again threatening to tank the Build Back Better Act, a safety net and climate proposal that the West Virginia lawmaker and other corporate Democrats have already watered down by removing key provisions and slashing funding for the remaining programs. "Joe …

One More Voting Rights Filibuster Will Soon Cause A Final Showdown In The Senate
3 years, 2 months ago

One More Voting Rights Filibuster Will Soon Cause A Final Showdown In The Senate

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING Sometime this fall, Senate Democrats will bring a second major voting rights legislation to the floor: the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act, which would restore sections of the 1965 Voting Rights Act that were gutted by the conservative Supreme Court. “The Senate needs to be restored to the status of the world’s greatest deliberative body,” Senate …

Voting rights bill dies in Senate, amping up pressure to end filibuster
3 years, 2 months ago

Voting rights bill dies in Senate, amping up pressure to end filibuster

LA Times  

Sen. Joe Manchin III co- Congressional Democrats’ hopes to expand voting rights died on Wednesday afternoon when Senate Republicans blocked voting on a bill that would have established election day as a public holiday and created minimum standards for nationwide voting access. Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer on Wednesday said the Senate is a place where lawmakers “debate, forge compromise, …

Voting Rights Activists Press Biden To Back Filibuster Changes For Major Election Bills
3 years, 2 months ago

Voting Rights Activists Press Biden To Back Filibuster Changes For Major Election Bills

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING WASHINGTON ― More than 100 voting rights activists marched to the White House on Tuesday to urge President Joe Biden to endorse changes to Senate filibuster rules that would allow Democrats to pass major legislation to protect and expand voting rights. “In an instance like that, the only thing that really breaks through is when the president …

Senate Democrats Introduce Joe Manchin-Led Voting Rights Compromise Bill
3 years, 3 months ago

Senate Democrats Introduce Joe Manchin-Led Voting Rights Compromise Bill

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING A group of eight Senate Democrats have introduced a new version of comprehensive voting rights legislation after months of negotiation to secure the support of Sen. Joe Manchin. “As elected officials, we also have an obligation to restore peoples’ faith in our democracy, and I believe that the commonsense provisions in this bill ― like flexible voter …

Justice Department civil rights chief calls on Congress to pass voting rights bill
3 years, 4 months ago

Justice Department civil rights chief calls on Congress to pass voting rights bill

CNN  

CNN — The leader of the Justice Department’s civil rights division told Congress Monday that “voting rights are under pressure to an extent that has not been seen since the Civil Rights era.” US Assistant Attorney General Kristen Clarke is testifying in front of a House Judiciary subcommittee hearing about voting rights legislation, as the House prepares to move forward …

Biden blasts ‘un-American’ voting limits; Texas Dems act
3 years, 5 months ago

Biden blasts ‘un-American’ voting limits; Texas Dems act

Associated Press  

PHILADELPHIA — President Joe Biden declared preserving voting rights an urgent national “test of our time” on Tuesday but offered few concrete proposals to meet it. Biden called passage of congressional proposals to override new state voting restrictions and to restore parts of the Voting Rights Act that were curbed in recent years by the Supreme Court “a national imperative.” …

As frustration mounts, a White House push on voting rights
3 years, 6 months ago

As frustration mounts, a White House push on voting rights

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Facing a call to “save American democracy,” the Biden administration has unveiled new efforts to protect access to the ballot amid rising complaints from civil rights activists and other Democrats that the White House hasn’t done enough to counter Republican-led state legislatures attempting to narrow voting procedures. The president has told reporters he plans on “speaking extensively” on …

Voting rights ruling increases pressure on Democrats to act
3 years, 6 months ago

Voting rights ruling increases pressure on Democrats to act

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Congressional Democrats are facing renewed pressure to pass legislation that would protect voting rights after a Supreme Court ruling Thursday made it harder to challenge Republican efforts to limit ballot access in many states. A separate bill, the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act, which would restore sections of the Voting Rights Act that the Supreme Court previously …

Joe Manchin's backyard is the latest battleground for voting rights in America
3 years, 6 months ago

Joe Manchin's backyard is the latest battleground for voting rights in America

Raw Story  

The battle for voting rights came to West Virginia Sen. Joe Manchin's backyard this week, as the mustard seed-sized Black population of the state got reinforcements from across the country. LaTosha Brown, a co-founder of Black Voters Matter, said the fight for voting amounts to “a political civil war." The 62-year-old retired state transportation employee has worked to register voters …

In Senate vote, Biden sees ‘step forward’ for elections bill
3 years, 6 months ago

In Senate vote, Biden sees ‘step forward’ for elections bill

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The White House said Monday it views the Senate’s work on an elections bill overhaul and changes being offered by Sen. Joe Manchin as a “step forward,” even though the Democrats’ priority legislation is expected to be blocked by a Republican filibuster. White House press secretary Jen Psaki said the revisions proposed by Manchin are a compromise, another …

Why Democrats were desperate to win Joe Manchin’s vote for an already-doomed election bill
3 years, 6 months ago

Why Democrats were desperate to win Joe Manchin’s vote for an already-doomed election bill

CNN  

CNN — On Tuesday night, the “For the People” Act will fail. And yet, to read the coverage in advance of Tuesday’s fait accompli vote, you would think the future of the republic hinged on whether or not West Virginia Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin voted to end unlimited debate on the legislation. Manchin wants part of his slimmed-down election reform …

In Senate vote, Biden sees ‘step forward’ for elections bill
3 years, 6 months ago

In Senate vote, Biden sees ‘step forward’ for elections bill

The Hindu  

The White House said on June 21 it views the Senate’s work on an elections bill overhaul and changes being offered by Sen. Joe Manchin as a “step forward,” even though the Democrats’ priority legislation is expected to be blocked by a Republican filibuster. White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki said the revisions proposed by Mr. Manchin are a compromise, …

Opinion: Why Joe Manchin’s voting rights proposal works for Stacey Abrams
3 years, 6 months ago

Opinion: Why Joe Manchin’s voting rights proposal works for Stacey Abrams

CNN  

Editor’s Note: Keith Boykin is a CNN political contributor and author of the new book, “Race Against Time: The Politics of a Darkening America.” The opinions expressed in this commentary are his own. And, last week, she embraced Manchin’s “strong” provisions as “basic building blocks” to “create a level playing field” and “create standards that do not vary from state …

Joe Manchin gets hoodwinked — again: Why does he keep falling for the Republican con?
3 years, 6 months ago

Joe Manchin gets hoodwinked — again: Why does he keep falling for the Republican con?

Salon  

On paper, Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., has produced an elegant solution to the voting rights problem that addresses both Democratic concerns about protecting fair elections and Republican concerns about voter fraud. But Manchin has sworn up and down that bills must be "bipartisan" to get his support, refusing to reform the Senate filibuster, even though Republicans use it to block …

Republicans Rip Sen. Joe Manchin's Proposed Voting 'Compromise'
3 years, 6 months ago

Republicans Rip Sen. Joe Manchin's Proposed Voting 'Compromise'

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING Senate Republicans made clear on Thursday they oppose all Democratic ideas aiming to overhaul the nation’s voting systems ― even those proposed by moderate Sen. Joe Manchin. Appearing at a press conference with a dozen other GOP senators, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell called Manchin’s ideas “no compromise.” “All Republicans will oppose that as well,” he said …

Manchin Offers A Voting Bill Compromise, But Key Republicans Swiftly Reject It
3 years, 6 months ago

Manchin Offers A Voting Bill Compromise, But Key Republicans Swiftly Reject It

NPR  

Manchin Offers A Voting Bill Compromise, But Key Republicans Swiftly Reject It Enlarge this image toggle caption Sarah Silbiger/Bloomberg via Getty Images Sarah Silbiger/Bloomberg via Getty Images An attempt by West Virginia Sen. Joe Manchin to float a compromise proposal on Democratic-led efforts to enact sweeping voting and election reforms was swiftly criticized by the chamber's Republican leader on Thursday. …

Moderate Democrats Flex Their Power In The Senate, Making Progressives Impatient
3 years, 6 months ago

Moderate Democrats Flex Their Power In The Senate, Making Progressives Impatient

NPR  

Moderate Democrats Flex Their Power In The Senate, Making Progressives Impatient Enlarge this image toggle caption Samuel Corum/Getty Images; Alex Wong/Getty Images Samuel Corum/Getty Images; Alex Wong/Getty Images Democrats who hoped that narrow control in Washington, D.C., would lead to a rush of votes to approve new progressive policies are facing a major roadblock — moderates in their own party. …

Joe Manchin's "highly suspicious" reversal on voting bill follows donation from corporate lobby
3 years, 7 months ago

Joe Manchin's "highly suspicious" reversal on voting bill follows donation from corporate lobby

Salon  

Sen. Joe Manchin, the West Virginia Democrat famous for his vow to maintain the Senate filibuster and thereby scuttle much of President Biden's agenda, recently published an op-ed opposing the For the People Act, Democrats' whopping voting-rights bill. Manchin's op-ed announcing his opposition echoed the Chamber's talking points in a letter to senators alleging that "partisan" legislation would "undermine" public …

‘A lot of anxiety’ for Democrats as Biden agenda stalls
3 years, 7 months ago

‘A lot of anxiety’ for Democrats as Biden agenda stalls

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Hopes for a big infrastructure investment are teetering. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer warned colleagues that June will “test our resolve.” Infrastructure talks are dragging, though Biden is expected to talk again Tuesday with Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, the lead Republican negotiator. The long-running Senate filibuster rules require 60 votes to advance most legislation, meaning as many as …

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