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Manchin says he will vote against Democrats’ sweeping voting rights bill

Emma Newburger@EMMA_NEWBURGER
  • Sen. Joe Manchin said he will vote against the sweeping federal election reform bill introduced by congressional Democrats.
  • The decision by the moderate West Virginia Democrat essentially guarantees the legislation will fail to pass in Congress.
  • The bill, also known as S.1, would require a minimum of 10 GOP votes to move past the filibuster and move to a final vote on passage.

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