President Joe Biden on Monday met with two Democrat senators who have so far refused to support some of the more radical party priorities, including an election bill that would federalize major components of elections. Biden convened with Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) in the afternoon at the White House. According to a White House official, the pair “discussed their shared commitment to voting rights.” Manchin has been reluctant to back S.1. The bill, also known as the For the People Act, would dramatically alter the way elections are fun. Manchin has described it as “partisan voting legislation.” But more recently, the senator has been negotiating with fellow Democrats to try to reach a compromise on the bill, which is a top priority of both the White House and the Democrat leaders of the Senate and House of Representatives. “We are working to come up with an agreement to compromise with …
Biden Meets With Sinema, Manchin to Talk Election Bill, Infrastructure
June 22, 2021
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