Manchin-McConnell meet amid new voting rights push

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

Source: The Hill

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) and Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) met on Tuesday over a new voting and election bill being pushed by Democrats.

Manchin, who helped negotiate the bill, has been deputized by his caucus to try to find the 10 GOP senators who would support the bill and break a 60-vote legislative filibuster, with the Senate expected to try to start debate as soon as next week.

"I work with everybody. I want to find out where they are at, what we can do," Manchin told reporters after the meeting, confirming that he was pitching McConnell on the voting rights bill.

"I always think there's a pathway forward. You know me. ... I'm optimistic. I'm here to work with everybody," Manchin added.

Read more: https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/manchin-mcconnell-meet-amid-new-voting-rights-push/ar-AAOrGZy?li=BB141NW3&ocid=DELLDHP

[marble falls]

1. I can only imagine the conversation between the two biggest coal industry hacks.

[Grokenstein]

3. Touch tips! Touch tips!

(if you need to look it up, do so at your own risk)

[The Unmitigated Gall]

12. Followed by a "Splashdown"!

[PortTack]

4. President Biden has said he is in favor of nixing the filibuster to pass the voting rights bill

10 gqp are NEVER going to vote for this.

If they can’t win fairly, they know they can’t, they are just fine with cheating

[50 Shades Of Blue]

5. That bodes well!

/s

[qazplm135]

6. If Manchin was serious

He'd at least bluff to McConnell that he was willing to tweak the filibuster for voting rights if ten didn't come over. But we all know he's not.

[Crowman2009]

7. Hey all you Manchin supporters, explain this?

But but but he gives us 51 votes!

[gab13by13]

8. Debate next week,

vote the week after, water down the bill the week after, debate the bill the week after, vote on the bill the week after, vacation, Kornacki time.

I actually agree with this process since it has Manchin as a co-sponsor, so when Republicans vote it down the only option left is a carve out for the filibuster.

[BlueIdaho]

10. Was this before or after

McConnell announced no republicans would vote for the bill?

[rickyhall]

11. I figure since Manchin keeps talking bipartisan they'll let him try to prove it can't done.

[Deminpenn]

13. +1

If Manchin succeeds, great; if not, then there'll be at least a filibuster carve out for voting rights bills.