Manchin under pressure to cave on filibuster

Published March 28, 2021 10:30am ET



Liberals are getting tired of Sen. Joe Manchin, a West Virginia Democrat and centrist who is preventing the party from advancing its agenda even though it controls Congress and the White House.

Manchin in recent weeks has stood firm in his opposition to ending the Senate filibuster, which means Democrats can’t implement a major rule change that would allow them to pass legislation without any Republican support.

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