U.S. Sen. Joe Manchin of West Virginia
U.S. Government |
Elected U.S. Legislators
900, Charleston, WV 25302
Recent News About U.S. Sen. Joe Manchin of West Virginia
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WASHINGTON – After years of negotiations, Joe Manchin and another U.S. Senator have introduced a permitting reform bill that could speed approvals of energy and infrastructure projects.
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CHARLESTON – U.S. Senator Joe Manchin no long has a “D” after his name.
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CHARLESTON – While he still doesn’t think any federal voting rights legislation will pass, but West Virginia Secretary of State said he’s glad U.S. Senator Joe Manchin is holding steady on his opposition to filibuster reform.
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CHARLESTON – Lawmakers, politicians, community leaders and interested groups – locally and nationally – are throwing their two cents in regarding Sen. Joe Manchin’s decision not to support the Biden administration’s Build Back Better Act.
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WASHINGTON – President Joe Biden is continuing his efforts to get U.S. Senator Joe Manchin on board with his Build Back Better legislation.
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WASHINGTON – Two new government reports on rising inflation and the cost of the Biden administration’s legislative agenda has political observers looking squarely at U.S. Senator Joe Manchin.
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CHARLESTON – A federal 4th Circuit appeals court judge and West Virginia native has rescinded his plan to become a senior status judge and will remain on the bench.
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CHARLESTON –Republicans were successful in blocking U.S. Senator Joe Manchin’s Freedom to Vote Act earlier this week thanks, at least in part, to Manchin’s staunch support of maintaining current filibuster rules.
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For the Freedom to Vote Act to avoid the same fate as the For the People Act, the 50 Senate Democrats need 10 Republicans to support it to avoid another filibuster. That seems unlikely, so the other option for Democrats is to eliminate the legislative filibuster to allow the measure to pass on a party line vote.
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CHARLESTON – West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey is part of a 13-state coalition that has filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Treasury regarding states’ ability to cut taxes despite a provision in the most recent COVID-19 release package.
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West Virginia Sen. Joe Manchin is poised to become one of the most important players in Washington if the Democrats manage to grab the two Georgia Senate seats.
