Joe Manchin

"We can't wait until the next election."

"The president’s effort to continue that fight doesn’t stop tomorrow at all."

"What Senator Manchin is putting forward are some basic building blocks that we need to ensure that democracy is accessible no matter your geography."

"I think he left the door open."

"He does not get involved."

"We're just learning where everyone's coming from."

"Instead of taking the lessons of Joe Manchin, they would rather call him a heretic and call him a traitor."

"It’s a very important thing."

"Joe Manchin has become the new Mitch McConnell."

"It sounds like you're not in a place where you're ready to get rid of the filibuster yet."

Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W. Va.) says he will not vote for Democrats' sweeping election reform bill, the For the People Act, which he says was crafted in a "partisan manner." ...

He did not view the bill as "political."

“I’m not separating our country, OK?"

"They would call out their own independent streaks."

"But we’re not giving up."

"The betrayal of the oath we each take is something they will have to live with."

"They do not believe the truth will set you free, so they continue to live in fear."

"Let the people of America vote."

"We can't overreach to the point to where we stymie investments."

"I'm not going to be part of blowing up this Senate."