Joe Manchin unmoved after 'constructive' meeting with civil rights groups
Published Date: 6/8/2021
Source: The Hill
Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) said on Tuesday that he had a "constructive" meeting with a group of civil rights leaders but that he was unmoved on his opposition to a sweeping bill to overhaul federal elections. "There was nothing basically for-or-against. ... Basically everyone's position was discussed," Manchin told reporters after the meeting. Asked if the meeting changed his position on S.1, known as the For the People Act, he added: "No, I don't think anybody changed positions on that." READ MORE: http://hill.cm/smn3wAR