to negotiate what exactly it would take for Democrats to unlock Manchin's vote to start the process

At the same time, Mr Manchin and Republican Senator Lisa Murkowski of Alaska have proposed

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stalled in the Senate. Here's a look at what Manchin wanted then and where the legislation stands now

Senator Joe Manchin of West Virginia, often the swing vote in an evenly-divided Senate, announced

want is basically to protect voting rights.... That's all." The centrist Democratic senator, who

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.... Joe Manchin and Kyrsten Sinema. Manchin, D-W.Va., and Sinema, D-Ariz., joined all Senate Republicans

, Biden made clear to Manchin what is an obvious reality: he needs the senator's vote on this bill