Manchin supports filibuster, mulls make it ‘a little more painful’ to use

Manchin supports filibuster, mulls make it ‘a little more painful’ to use

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Sen. Joe ManchinJoseph (Joe) Manchin Democrats close to pressure to destroy filibuster All eyes on Manchin after COVID-19 aid passed Senate Justice: ‘I’m not going to have a food fight with Joe Manchin’ over the use of CARES Act funds NO MORE (DW.Va.) said on Sunday that he “will not change his mind” about supporting the filibuster, but is candid to make it a little more painful “.

“I’m not going to change my mind. “I will change my mind if we have to go to a reconciliation to where we need to do something once I know they are working on it,” Manchin said on NBC’s “Meet the Press.”

“But I’m not going there until my Republican friends have a chance to have their say,” Manchin said. “And I hope they get involved to the point where we have ten people who will work with 50 of us, or 15 of them who will work with 45 of us.”

Asked by NBCs Chuck ToddCharles (Chuck) David Todd GOP senator defends Cheney Murkowski after Trump reprimanded former Biden COVID-19 adviser: ‘We are currently in the eye of the hurricane’ Manchin relies on filibuster, mulls make it ‘a little more painful ‘to use MORE whether he would be open to allowing the filibuster release, so that proposals for election reform are backed by the Senate Majority Leader Charles SchumerChuck Schumer Manchin supports filibuster, mulls make it ‘a little more painful’ to use Biden, takes the win after the Senate passes the coronavirus relief package. Lawmakers demand changes after National Guard troops at Capitol become ill from contaminated food (DN.Y.) can succeed with a simple majority, Manchin replied, “I am not prepared to go into reconciliation until we are at least dual or cooperate or allow the Senate to do its job.”

During a separate appearance on ‘Fox News Sunday’, Manchin agrees that the filibuster’s process should be ‘more painful’, saying that ‘we made it easier over the years’ compared to the original process, which required you to actually speaks in detail.

The senator in West Virginia used a similar language on ‘Meet the Press’ and said,’ If you want to make it a little more painful, let them stand there and talk. I’m willing to look any way we can. ”

“But I am not prepared to take away the involvement of the minority,” he added. “I was in the minority.”

Updated at 12:24 pm

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