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David McKinley
@davidmckinley· Republican · WV· Jun 8, 2021

I have never heard President Biden say that, and I can't imagine that anybody would urge folks, desperate folks, to send their children at great, great personal risk to the United States unaccompanied.

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David McKinley
@davidmckinley· Republican · WV· Jun 8, 2021

How do we separate--how do we make that determination? And how long do we wait until we determine this child does not belong to that adult?

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David McKinley
@davidmckinley· Republican · WV· Jun 8, 2021

Fortunately, at a meeting with the Guatemala President, Giammattei, he stated that the Biden administration's policies were the ones to blame for this crisis and they were inviting migration, including unaccompanied minors, because of our…

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David McKinley
@davidmckinley· Republican · WV· Jun 8, 2021

Anyone trying to solve this crisis involving unaccompanied minors without visiting the border is really like a doctor diagnosing a patient without examining them.

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David McKinley
@davidmckinley· Republican · WV· Jun 8, 2021

Now, rather than using a diplomatic approach to solve this crisis, Vice President Harris has invoked politics, blaming the influx on everything from the Trump administration to climate change.

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David McKinley
@davidmckinley· Republican · WV· Jun 8, 2021

While I do not agree with President Biden's immigration policy, I believe that we have an obligation to ensure the safety of children once they are here.

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Joe Manchin
@joemanchin· Democratic · WV· Jun 7, 2021

Senator Joe Manchin has said that he opposes the For the People Act and that he will not vote to weaken or eliminate the filibuster.

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Joe Manchin
@joemanchin· Democratic · WV· Jun 7, 2021

I think it`s the wrong piece of legislation to bring our country together and unite our country. And I`m not supporting that because I think it would divide us further.

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Joe Manchin
@joemanchin· Democratic · WV· Jun 7, 2021

I believe that partisan voting legislation will destroy the already weakening binds of our democracy, and for that reason, I will vote against the For the People Act. Furthermore, I will not vote to weaken or eliminate the filibuster.

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Joe Manchin
@joemanchin· Democratic · WV· Jun 7, 2021

The John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act would update the formula states and localities must use to ensure proposed voting laws do not restrict the rights of any particular group or population.

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Joe Manchin
@joemanchin· Democratic · WV· Jun 7, 2021

Senator Manchin came out in opposition to the Senate`s For the People Act, which would basically create a modern voting infrastructure.

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Joe Manchin
@joemanchin· Democratic · WV· Jun 7, 2021

The West Virginia poll also shows that Joe Manchin is against the tide of his own constituents, his own voters on that.

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Joe Manchin
@joemanchin· Democratic · WV· Jun 7, 2021

Conservative Democratic Senator Joe Manchin from West Virginia, he’s the only Democrat in the Senate who is not signed on to sponsored voting rights bill and this weekend said he doesn’t support it.

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Joe Manchin
@joemanchin· Democratic · WV· Jun 7, 2021

I don’t think so, because we have seven brave Republicans who continue to vote for what they know is right and facts as they see them, not worrying about political consequences.

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Joe Manchin
@joemanchin· Democratic · WV· Jun 7, 2021

But ultimately, voting rights and election integrity are so fundamentally important that you have to, I believe, support the president and get this done. If it means changing the filibuster rule, I would favor doing that.

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Joe Manchin
@joemanchin· Democratic · WV· Jun 7, 2021

I have always said, if I said I can’t go home and explain it, I can’t vote for it. And I can’t explain strictly partisan election reform or blowing up the Senate rules to expedite one party’s agenda.

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Joe Manchin
@joemanchin· Democratic · WV· Jun 6, 2021

I don`t think so, because we have seven brave Republicans that continue to vote for what they know is right and the facts as they see them.

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Joe Manchin
@joemanchin· Democratic · WV· Jun 6, 2021

I think he`s 100 percent wrong in trying to block all the good things that we`re trying to do for America.

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