Tag: Joe Manchin

Manchin Declines to Guarantee Support for 2-Track Infrastructure Push

Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) said on April 16 he’s not sure if he supports ramming another legislative package through Congress after some in his party have tried securing a commitment from him on a sweeping infrastructure package, in exchange for their support for a smaller, bipartisan proposal that he helped craft. “If they don’t like it,…


Pelosi Claims Manchin Could Ultimately Back Voting Reform Bill

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) alleged Sunday that Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) could be convinced to support the sweeping election reform bill that has received staunch opposition from Republicans and some moderate Democrats. “I think he left the door open. I think it’s ajar. I’m not giving up,” Pelosi said. Manchin announced last week that…


Sen. Joe Manchin Issues Response After ‘Constructive’ Meeting With Civil Rights Groups on Voting Law

Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.), who has signaled opposition to several Democrat-proposed voting bills and ending the filibuster, said he won’t budge on a sweeping bill to overhaul federal elections after he met with civil rights groups. “There was nothing basically for or against … basically everyone’s position was discussed,” Manchin told reporters on Tuesday after…


Trump Praises Manchin for Not Supporting Abolishing the Filibuster

Former President Donald Trump on Monday said Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) is making the right choice in his refusal to go along with Democrat efforts to end the filibuster. “Well, it’s a very important thing. He’s doing the right thing and it’s a very important thing, otherwise you’re going to be packing the court, you’re…


Manchin, Sinema Announce Support for Jan. 6 Commission

Two moderate Democratic senators on Tuesday announced their support for a congressionally-appointed commission to investigate the Jan. 6 Capitol breach. Calling the events of that day “horrific,” Sens. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) and Kyrsten Sinema (D-Ariz.) said that a bipartisan commission to probe what happened “is a critical step to ensuring our nation never has to…


Manchin Opposes Washington Statehood Bill, Says ‘Let the People of America Vote’

Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) said Friday that he does not support a bill that would make Washington D.C. the nation’s 51st state, dealing a blow to the initiative that Republicans have panned as an unconstitutional power grab. “If Congress wants to make D.C. a state, it should propose a constitutional amendment. It should propose a…


Manchin Opposes DC Statehood Bill, Says ‘Let the People of America Vote’

Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) said on April 30 that he doesn’t support legislation that would make Washington, D.C., the nation’s 51st state, dealing a blow to the initiative, which Republicans have panned as an unconstitutional power grab. “If Congress wants to make D.C. a state, it should propose a constitutional amendment. It should propose a…


Manchin ‘Uncomfortable’ Over Rising Cost of Biden Legislative Plans

Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.V.), a crucial moderate Democrat, has expressed reservations over the mounting costs associated with implementing President Joe Biden’s legislative agenda. His comments come after Biden unveiled a $1.8 trillion plan to expand educational opportunities and child care for families, dubbed the American Family Plan. The plan is expected to be funded by an increase…


Sen. Manchin Backs ‘Targeted’ Infrastructure Bill, Opposes Reconciliation

Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) on Sunday said he would back passing a smaller infrastructure bill with bipartisan support in what appears to be opposition to President Joe Biden’s plan. In an interview with CNN, the Democratic senator said that he prefers a “more targeted” measure that would incorporate internet broadband, roads, and other traditional infrastructure needs….


Manchin: Capitol Riot ‘Changed Me,’ Sparked More Work Bringing Parties Together

The Democrat senator considered the most moderate in his party in the upper chamber said this week that the events of Jan. 6 compelled him to work harder on bringing different lawmakers together. “Jan. 6 changed me. And I was very clear with everybody: I never thought in my life, I never read in history…