Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) warned Democrats against trying to change the legislative filibuster and lamented the state of the Senate, hours-before a months-long fight over Senate rules will come to a head.
Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) on Tuesday defended his opposition to changing the 60-vote legislative filibuster and told progressives threatening to primary him over the fight to “bring it on.”
The Senate will bring a vote to the floor on voting rights legislation today, despite major obstacles that appear to have closed off a path for Democrats to achieve that ambition. Follow here for the latest news.
After a long and emotional debate on the U.S. Senate floor, Democratic senators Joe Manchin and Kyrsten Sinema passed on an attempt by other members of their party to nix the filibuster. That vote doomed the voting reform bill many Democrats see as a top priority.
Sinema and Manchin joined all the Republicans in blocking a temporary filibuster rule change that would’ve allowed Democrats to pass voting rights legislation with a simple majority.
The Freedom to Vote Act and the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act are intended to counter gerrymandering and voting restrictions adopted in some states.
Sens. Joe Manchin and Kyrsten Sinema voted against nuking the Senate's 60-vote filibuster Wednesday, despite intense pressure from congressional leaders and the White House.
