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Joe Manchin: “I truly believed that, if in power, Republicans would uphold the filibuster, the last guardrail preventing total…”

On the recordOctober 20, 2026
I truly believed that, if in power, Republicans would uphold the filibuster, the last guardrail preventing total partisan rule.
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Joe Manchin
Democratic · West Virginia

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Manchin explains his reasoning for supporting Republican Senate majority.

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