Published 3 years ago

Joe Manchin Heads To Texas For Fundraiser Hosted By GOP Donors

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Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV) is traveling to Texas on Friday for a fundraiser with several wealthy Republican donors. The host committee includes titans of the Texas oil and gas industry, many of whom donate almost exclusively to Republicans. The announcement comes after news that Manchin is on a list of lawmakers preferred by the Big Oil industry, a number of whom provide money for his campaigns.

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The Independent

Joe Manchin to attend Texas fundraiser with GOP donors after meeting with state Democrats on voting rights

After lawmakers lobby members of Congress to expand ballot access, senator campaigns with GOP donors

3 years ago·London, United Kingdom

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HuffPost

Joe Manchin Heads To Texas For Fundraiser Hosted By GOP Donors

The fundraiser, which is organized by oil and gas industry bigwigs, comes as Manchin is set to play a key role in Democrats' infrastructure and climate a...

3 years ago·United States

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Raw Story

Joe Manchin headed to Texas fundraiser hosted by oil billionaires and wealthy Republican donors

Sign up for The Brief, our daily newsletter that keeps readers up to speed on the most essential Texas news.WASHINGTON - West Virginia Sen. Joe Manchin — a key Democratic holdout over efforts to pass federal voting rights legislation — is expected to head to Texas on Friday for a fundraiser with a host committee that includes several wealthy Republican donors.The fundraiser comes just a day after Manchin met with Texas House Democrats on Capitol…

3 years ago·United States

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Political Wire

Republicans Host Fundraiser for Manchin

“Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV) — a key Democratic holdout over efforts to pass federal voting rights legislation — is expected to head to Texas on Friday for a fundraiser with a host committee that includes several wealthy Republican donors,” the Texas Tribune reports.“The host committee includes titans of the Texas oil and gas industry — many of whom donate almost exclusively to Republicans.”

3 years ago·New York, United States

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Daily Kos

The day after telling Texas Democrats he cares about voting rights, Manchin sells them out—in Texas

Sen. Joe Manchin met with the courageous Texas Democrats who left Austin this week to deny the House a quorum, to keep their state from further eroding the right to vote. They came to D.C. to try to get the Senate to do what the House has already done—pass critical voting rights legislation to stop the tide of voter suppression in their state and across the nation.Manchin failed. He came out of the meeting with those Democrats saying the "filibu…

3 years ago·United States

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