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Manchin says there's 'no circumstance' under which he would vote to end or weaken the filibuster

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IE 11 is not supported. For an optimal experience visit our site on another browser.SKIP TO CONTENTBy Sen. Joe Manchin, a moderate Democrat from West Virginia, said in an op-ed published Wednesday that he would not, under any circumstance, vote to ."The time has come to end these political games, and to usher a new era of bipartisanship where we find common ground on the major policy debates facing our nation," Manchin said .Although Manchin has made his thoughts about keeping the filibuster clear, he goes further. Manchin said that both parties need to compromise and that using the budget reconciliation process to push major legislation is unacceptable. President Joe Biden's $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan was passed using reconciliation."I simply do not believe budget reconciliation should replace regular order in the Senate. How is that good for the future of this nation?" he wrote. "Senate Democrats must avoid the temptation to abandon our Republican colleagues on important national issues. Republicans, however, have a responsibility to stop saying no, and participate in finding real compromise with Democrats."He added: "We will not solve our nation’s problems in one Congress if we seek only partisan solutions. ... It is time we do our jobs."Congress is at loggerheads over passing the For the People Act, a sweeping measure that seeks to change campaign finance, voting and ethics laws, as the Biden administration is pushing a trillion-dollar infrastructure package.Democrats don't have the 50 Senate votes required to abolish the filibuster, as some prominent holdouts support the effective supermajority requirement to pass bills. by the 60-vote threshold in the Senate because of widespread Republican opposition in a chamber divided 50-50 between the parties.Biden, who has previously said the filibuster is "being abused in a gigantic way," has to make it harder for a minority party to block bills, and he has said he is willing to overhaul the Senate rule. He said his goal is to find a way to negotiate and make progress on his objectives.But Biden has also indicated that he might support going further if that fails."We're going to get a lot done. And if we have to — if there's complete lockdown and chaos as a consequence of the filibuster, then we'll have to go beyond what I'm talking about," Biden said late last month.Dartunorro Clark covered national politics, including the Covid-19 recovery, for NBC News.

IE 11 is not supported. For an optimal experience visit our site on another browser.SKIP TO CONTENTBy Sen. Joe Manchin, a moderate Democrat from West Virginia, said in an op-ed published Wednesday that he would not, under any circumstance, vote to ."The time has come to end these political games, and to usher a new era of bipartisanship where we find common ground on the major policy debates facing our nation," Manchin said .Although Manchin has made his thoughts about keeping the filibuster clear, he goes further. Manchin said that both parties need to compromise and that using the budget...

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