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Manchin Offers A Voting Bill Compromise, But Key Republicans Swiftly Reject It

The West Virginia Democrat, who holds a crucial centrist position in the divided Senate, has offered a new series of voting and election provisions he said he'd support.
Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., has unveiled a series of voting and election provisions he'd support.

An attempt by West Virginia Sen. Joe Manchin to float a compromise proposal on Democratic-led efforts to enact sweeping voting and election reforms was swiftly criticized by the chamber's Republican leader on Thursday.

Manchin has many voting advocates and fellow Democrats by coming out in opposition to the party's far-reaching election and campaign fundraising measure — S.1, the For the People

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