The intra-Democrat power struggle intensified this week as two top senators clashed over what one of their states needs. Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.)—technically an independent, but who ran for the Democratic presidential nomination twice and regularly votes with the party—started the spat by penning an op-ed in a West Virginia newspaper that’s essentially a press…
Manchin Responds to ‘Socialist’ Sanders Over Disparaging Op-ed in West Virginia Newspaper
Manchin Signals He Won’t Support Nuking Filibuster for Debt Limit
Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) signaled Wednesday that he will not support carving out an exception to the filibuster for the debt limit, meaning Democrats don’t have enough votes to employ the so-called nuclear option. “I’ve been very, very clear where I stand on the filibuster. I don’t have to repeat that. I think I’ve been…
Manchin Signals He Won’t Support Filibuster Exception Over Debt Limit
Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) signaled on Oct. 6 that he won’t support carving out an exception to the filibuster for the federal debt limit, meaning Democrats don’t have enough votes to employ the so-called nuclear option. “I’ve been very, very clear where I stand on the filibuster. I don’t have to repeat that. I think…
Sen. Manchin Mans Up to Budget Insanity
Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va), as well as Sen. Kyrsten Sinema (D-Ariz.), are the only Democrat senators standing in the way of President Joe Biden’s multi-trillion dollar “Build Back Better” proposal. I analyze exactly what is in the spending proposal and why Manchin is representing his constituents and sanity itself. Hosted by the two-time Emmy-nominated actor…
Manchin Says US Won’t Default Ahead of Debt Ceiling Vote
A key Democrat in the U.S. Senate on Tuesday said the United States will not default ahead of the chamber’s vote on a bill that would suspend the debt ceiling for over a year. “It is not going to happen,” Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) told reporters in Washington. The United States is poised to be…
Rep. Jayapal: $1.5 Trillion Budget Bill Is ‘Too Small to Get Our Priorities In’
Rep. Pramila Jayapal (D-Wa.) said Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.)’s proposal the reconciliation bill be worth $1.5 trillion is too small, and left-wing members of the Democratic Party won’t support it. Over the past several days, infighting has escalated between progressive and moderate Democrats over the cost of the budget reconciliation bill, which includes a bevy of…
House Delays Vote on $3.5 Trillion Budget Bill as Democrats Struggle to Reach Deal
House Democrats late on Thursday night again delayed a vote on the Democratic leadership’s $3.5 trillion spending bill, House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer’s office confirmed in a statement after hours of closed-door talks. “The House will remain in recess subject to the call of the Chair during this same legislative day of September 30, and…
Senate Democrats Get Manchin on Board With New Election Overhaul Bill
Democrats in the Senate have won the approval of Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) for a bill that would dramatically overhaul elections. The new legislation combines elements of an election reform bill proposed by Manchin earlier this year with provisions from the “For the People Act,” also known as S.1, that Senate Republicans blocked in June….
Manchin Confirms He Will Not Vote for $3.5 Trillion Budget Bill, Sanders Fires Back
Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) confirmed Sunday that he will not vote for a $3.5 trillion budget reconciliation bill that contains a number of climate, social welfare, and other initiatives, arguing that the price tag is far too high. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) won’t “have my vote on” the package, Manchin said during a…
Manchin Confirms He Won’t Vote for $3.5 Trillion Budget Bill, Sanders Fires Back
Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) confirmed on Sept. 12 that he won’t vote for a $3.5 trillion budget reconciliation bill that contains a number of climate, social welfare, and other initiatives, arguing that the price tag is far too high. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) won’t “have my vote on” the package, Manchin said during…
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