Manu Raju

Manu Raju @mkraju

Sen. Joe Manchin asked questions at the Dems’ caucus meeting, and several Democrats sought to “clarify” his view about the historic use of the filibuster, per source Sen. Sinema was not physically present but participated on the phone and didn’t speak — PolitiTweet.org

Manu Raju @mkraju

At meeting, Manchin stood his ground and defended his view to maintain the 60-vote threshold on the filibuster, per another attendee. He maintained that changing the rules had never been done like this before, and several members pushed back. — PolitiTweet.org