Published 3 years ago

Manchin sees ’no circumstance’ for voting to kill filibuster

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Sen. Joe Manchin, a moderate Democrat from West Virginia, said in an op-ed published Wednesday that he would, under no circumstance, vote to weaken or abolish the Senate filibuster.

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Yahoo News

Manchin sees ’no circumstance’ for voting to kill filibuster

The moderate Democrat drew a hard line amid talk about limiting Senate Republicans’ power to hold up President Joe Biden’s agenda.

3 years ago·Los Angeles, United States

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Reuters

U.S. Senator Manchin, in threat to Biden agenda, opposes reconciliation process to pass legislation

U.S. Democratic Senator Joe Manchin said on Wednesday he is opposed to using a procedural process known as reconciliation to pass legislation without Republican support, dealing a potential blow to President Joe Biden's chances of passing a $2.3 trillion infrastructure bill.

3 years ago·United Kingdom

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USA Today

Manchin: 'No circumstance in which I will vote to eliminate or weaken the filibuster'

Sen. Joe Manchin came out against eliminating the filibuster, a stance that could jeopardize President Joe Biden's legislative priorities.

3 years ago·United States

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CNN

Manchin warns against overuse of budget tool Democrats hope to use to pass Biden's agenda

Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin made his opposition to frequent use of the budget reconciliation process clear Wednesday evening in a Washington Post op-ed, sending a warning to Democrats who hope to use it to pass President Joe Biden's legislative priorities.

3 years ago·Atlanta, United States

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Washington Times

Sen. Joe Manchin makes it clear: I will not eliminate filibuster

Sen. Joseph Manchin III is making it crystal clear that he will not support scrapping the legislative filibuster - putting him at odds with liberal progressives and throwing a big hurdle in front of President Biden’s legislative wishlist.The West Virginia Democrat said the filibuster “is a critical tool to ...

3 years ago·United States

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The Washington Post

Manchin says there is ‘no circumstance’ where he would vote to get rid of or ‘weaken’ the filibuster in blow to Biden agenda

The West Virginia senator also suggested, in an op-ed published in The Washington Post, that he would be opposed to using the budgetary reconcilaton process again to circumvent the filibuster, an avenue Senate Democrats have considered for passing Biden’s ambitious infrastructure package.

3 years ago

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