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Showing Original Post only (View all)Joe Manchin praises Kyrsten Sinema's refusal to tweak filibuster as voting rights bill stymied [View all]
Source: The Independent
Sen Joe Manchin praised fellow conservative Democrat Sen Kyrsten Sinemas speech in which she indicated she would not vote to eliminate the filibuster to advance voting rights legislation.
Mr Manchin spoke with The Independent on the way to a meeting between President Joe Biden and Democratic senators as the White House seeks to enact legislation ahead of the 2022 midterms and the next presidential election.
Very good, Mr Manchin said of his colleagues remarks. Excellent speech.
Other Democrats were less complimentary. Id say the speech kind of speaks for itself, Sen Sheldon Whitehouse of Rhode Island said.
Read more: https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/manchine-sinema-filibuster-voting-rights-b1992627.html