Schumer, Manchin strike deal ahead of election bill vote
| Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) said Tuesday that he will vote to help advance a sweeping election bill, after striking a deal with Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) on a compromise proposal.
Schumer, speaking to reporters after a closed-door caucus lunch, announced that he and Manchin had reached an agreement. Under the deal, Manchin will provide a 50th Democratic vote on advancing the For the People Act, even though it will fall short of the 60 votes needed due to GOP opposition. “We worked it out,” Schumer told reporters. |
