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Joe Manchin: “I will not be the 50th Democrat voting to end that filibuster or to basically stack the court.”

On the recordMarch 8, 2021
I will not be the 50th Democrat voting to end that filibuster or to basically stack the court.
Said by
Joe Manchin
Democratic · West Virginia
Source
msnbc.com

Editor's note · Context

Joe Manchin expresses his refusal to support ending the filibuster or reforming the Supreme Court.

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