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On the recordJune 17, 2021
Senator Manchin says defending the right to vote is a priority for him, but he’s now himself proven that there is only one path to get it, which is to change the Senate rules so that voting rights can be passed by Democrats alone.
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Joe Manchin
Democratic · West Virginia
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msnbc.com

Editor's note · Context

Joe Manchin acknowledges that the only way to pass voting rights is through changing Senate rules for a Democratic majority.

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