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In reply to the discussion: Manchin singlehandedly denied families paid leave. Why would a Democrat oppose such a basic measure? [View all]

Demsrule86

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7. Or he thinks small business can't afford it...sometimes the simplest answer is the correct one.
Reply to duforsure (Reply #4)
Sat Oct 30, 2021, 07:07 AM
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Manchin singlehandedly denied families paid leave. Why would a Democrat oppose such a basic measure? [View all] Celerity Oct 2021 OP
Because he's not really a Democrat elias7 Oct 2021 #1
Your points are well made. However, if he left the party formally, we would lose the Senate. CaliforniaPeggy Oct 2021 #2
Which makes me like his face even less (if that is possible) elias7 Oct 2021 #18
THIS 👆🏻👆🏻👆🏻 LenaBaby61 Oct 2021 #6
Tell me how the Republicans control the Senate without having the numbers to control the Senate. Efilroft Sul Oct 2021 #17
He's one of our few conservative Democrats and claims small business Hortensis Oct 2021 #3
Manchin is full of (fill in the blank) & once again he is hurting the poorest workers & PoC the most Celerity Oct 2021 #9
Celerity, we ARE the family leave people. Of course. Biden ran on that, Hortensis Oct 2021 #13
If we could just get it in for 4 weeks for now, then I rate the bill is about as good as we can hope Celerity Oct 2021 #15
Either one of two things are behind his and Sinema's actions, duforsure Oct 2021 #4
Or he thinks small business can't afford it...sometimes the simplest answer is the correct one. Demsrule86 Oct 2021 #7
If it can be done in Europe, Elessar Zappa Oct 2021 #8
it's paid for by the government & the government outlays are paid for by tax raises on the wealthy Celerity Oct 2021 #16
I'll go with bribery. bamagal62 Oct 2021 #14
Corporate America owns him, gab13by13 Oct 2021 #5
It would cost the energy industry a lot of money nt doc03 Oct 2021 #10
He's over 70 and it will never impact him personally Generic Brad Oct 2021 #11
He's a bad man. Only a bad man would do such a thing. Roisin Ni Fiachra Oct 2021 #12
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