Manchin Says Any Overhaul of Voting Rights Must Have GOP Support
- Centrist Democrat seeks limited approach on top Schumer goal
- McConnell, Schumer face off over broad rewrite of voting laws
Senator Joe Manchin
Photographer: Alex Brandon/AP
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Democratic Senator Joe Manchin said any voting-rights legislation must be bipartisan to be accepted as legitimate by U.S. voters, complicating the path to passing a bill that is a top goal of Democratic leaders but opposed by Republicans.
At issue is S. 1, the Senate counterpart to a House-passed bill that Majority Leader Chuck Schumer has said is crucial to counter efforts in Republican-led states to set new limits on voter access.