“I know he wants to protect democracy but there will be no democracy if we don’t protect the rights to votes of all Americans,' DNC Chairman Harrison on Sen. Manchin saying he won’t vote for For the People Act. Watch more:
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Manchin to oppose voting rights bill pushed by U.S. Senate colleaguesWASHINGTON (Reuters) -West Virginia Democratic Senator Joe Manchin, a crucial swing vote in the U.S. Senate, announced on Sunday he intends to oppose a sweeping voting rights bill backed by the majority of his fellow Democrats that would expand access to voting across the United States. Speaking on 'Fox News Sunday,' Manchin said the bill, known as the 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 will divide us further.' Manchin is key to control of the U.S. Senate, which is divided equally between Democrats and Republicans.
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