In a democracy, 50% plus one equals a governing majority. But in the US Senate, it takes 60 votes — or arcane maneuvers like budget "reconciliation" — to get much of anything done thanks to the filibuster, a Senate rule allowing a senator or senators from the minority party to hold up a bill, which has ossified into a permanent obstacle.
And that, Sen. Joe Manchin of West Virginia said Monday, will "never" change so long as he's around.
Manchin, the senator from West Virginia, is one of two Democrats standing in the way of that (the other is Sen. Kyrsten Sinema of Arizona). And he seems unlikely to change his mind.
"Never!" he shouted at a journalist who asked whether setbacks to the Democratic agenda might lead him to reconsider, per a pool report filed Monday night by Bloomberg News' Erik Wasson. "Jesus Christ, what don't you understand about 'never'?"
Senator Joe Manchin, D, WV
Senator Joe Manchin, D, WV
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I was around West Virginia when his Uncle A. James Manchin was in the House of Delegates and later Secretary of State. Uncle James was 3 bricks short of a load for sure.
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Which is exactly what a lot of the electorate seem to be looking for these days. Especially in (R) states.Reality Check wrote: ↑Tue Mar 02, 2021 3:48 pm I was around West Virginia when his Uncle A. James Manchin was in the House of Delegates and later Secretary of State. Uncle James was 3 bricks short of a load for sure.
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Wonder how long it'll be until Moscow Mitch gets him to come over to the dark side...
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President Biden on Friday nominated Gayle Conelly Manchin, the wife of Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) and the former president of the West Virginia Board of Education, to serve as co-chair of Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC).
Why it matters: The ARC is an economic development partnership between the federal government and 13 state governments with the goal of investing in Appalachian communities. Sen. Joe Manchin is a critical moderate swing vote that Biden will need in order to pass any of his priorities in the 50-50 Senate.
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