Posted on 06/14/2021 3:13:35 AM PDT by OttawaFreeper
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) suggested on Sunday that Sen. Joe Manchin's opposition to S-1 isn't all about "voting rights." She said Manchin, a West Virginia Democrat, is stuck in the "old way of politics."
Manchin said last week he thinks the Democrats' so-called "For the People Act" is "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."
Manchin also is one of two Democrats opposing calls to end the Senate filibuster, which requires 60 votes to get most legislation, including S-1, passed.
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Since EVERY agency in DC is Leftist corrupt, I’m not buying that NY, CA, PA, MI, OH only lost one congressional seat each, while TX picked up two and FL one.
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