Joe Manchin Lays Out Filibuster Changes He Supports



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President Biden is going to Georgia to push for changes to the Senate rule in order to pass voting rights legislation, and Sen. Joe Manchin doubled down on his support for the filibuster. Manchin said that getting rid of the filibuster doesn't make it work better.

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Democrats may be able to pass an elections bill on party lines if Sen. Joe Manchin and Sen. Sinema stand in the way of a change to the filibuster.

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