Category: Sen. Joe Manchin

Manchin Raises Alarm Over 40-year High Inflation Report, Threatening Already Down-Sized BBB

Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W. Va.), a longtime critic of inflationary policies in Washington, blasted the White House and congressional leaders for not doing enough to stem the tide of rising inflation, potentially endangering Democrats’ hopes of passing a scaled-down version of the Build Back Better (BBB) social spending package. On July 13, the Department of…


Manchin’s Concerns Remain ‘Unresolved’ Amid Final Push to Pass BBB Before Campaign Season

As Democrats scramble to pass a trimmed-down version of the controversial Build Back Better (BBB) social spending package before the end of summer and start of an intense campaign season, Sen. Joe Manchin’s (D-W.Va.) concerns about the package remain “unresolved.” The push to pass BBB began to get well and truly underway during the summer…


Sen. Joe Manchin Announces Support for Compromise Gun Control Bill

Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) in a June 13 interview signaled his support for the gun control package hammered out after negotiations between Senate Republicans and Democrats, saying that the package should not concern law-abiding gun owners. A bipartisan group of senators on June 12 announced the legislative package of gun control measures that include more…


Sen. Manchin Backs Increased Age to Purchase Semiautomatic Weapons

Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.), a crucial swing-vote in the Senate, said that he would support legislation raising the minimum age to purchase semiautomatic weapons to 21 and said he has never had the need for weapons like the AR-15. Manchin’s support comes as various factions of Democrats in both the House and Senate push for…


Efforts to Codify Roe v. Wade Tabled in Senate; See the Votes

The Senate voted on May 11 to filibuster the Democrats’ Women’s Health Protection Act (WHPA), which would have codified and extended Roe v. Wade, as the Supreme Court (SCOTUS) seems intent on striking down the precedent. The 51–49 filibuster vote was mostly party-line, with all Republicans and Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) voting against the measure….


Senators Block Move to Codify Roe v. Wade; See the Votes

The Senate voted on May 11 to filibuster the Democratic-sponsored Women’s Health Protection Act (WHPA), which would have codified the 1973 Roe v. Wade abortion ruling into federal law as the Supreme Court appears intent on striking down the precedent. The 51–49 procedural cloture motion vote was mostly party-line, with all Republicans and Sen. Joe Manchin…


Manchin Will Vote Against Dem Bill Codifying Roe v. Wade

Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W. Va.) will vote against his party’s bill to codify Roe v. Wade, the West Virginia Democrat told reporters hours ahead of an expected vote on the measure. According to a draft opinion leaked by Politico on May 2, which Chief Justice John Roberts has since indicated is real, SCOTUS may be…


Manchin Will Vote Against Democrat Bill Codifying Roe v. Wade

Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W. Va.) will vote against his party’s bill to codify Roe v. Wade, the West Virginia Democrat told reporters hours ahead of an expected vote on the measure. According to a draft opinion leaked by Politico on May 2, which Chief Justice John Roberts has since indicated is real, SCOTUS may be…


Senate Democrats Trying to Revive Build Back Better In Closed-Door Meetings

The White House and congressional Democratic leaders have confirmed that the party will be taking another run at passing a spending bill under the reconciliation process after their first package, the Build Back Better Act (BBB), failed to win enough support in the Senate. After months of negotiations between Democrats in the House and Senate,…


Manchin, Other Lawmakers Blast Biden Over Latest Inflation Report

Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) and Republican lawmakers blasted President Joe Biden’s economic policies after a Department of Labor inflation report showed that inflation increased by 8.5 percent over the past year. Since Biden took office, inflation has increased at a quick trot, with everyday essentials like food and gasoline sometimes outstripping the overall inflation rate….