Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., questions Attorney General Merrick Garland during a Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies hearing to discuss the fiscal year 2023 budget of the Department of Justice at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, April 26, 2022. (Jim Lo Scalzo/Pool Photo via AP)
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Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) has maintained his defense of the congressional filibuster in defiance of calls to pass Roe v. Wade as law. The West Virginia lawmaker said he did not support getting rid of the measure, which he suggested is “the only protection we have in democracy.”
Manchin added, the right of individual lawmakers to derail legislation has been used in the past to protect abortion. This comes amid speculation the Supreme Court could end federal protection for abortion handling…
