{"id":2343058,"date":"2024-09-18T18:08:02","date_gmt":"2024-09-18T22:08:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/joe-manchin-denies-abandoning-pocket-veto-on-party-line-biden-judges-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-09-18T18:09:27","modified_gmt":"2024-09-18T22:09:27","slug":"joe-manchin-denies-abandoning-pocket-veto-on-party-line-biden-judges-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/joe-manchin-denies-abandoning-pocket-veto-on-party-line-biden-judges-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Joe Manchin denies abandoning \u2018pocket veto\u2019 on party-line Biden judges &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fjoe-manchin-denies-abandoning-pocket-veto-on-party-line-biden-judges-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2343058&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Senator Joe Manchin (I-WV) has stated that his &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democrat-leadership-killed-a-virginia-bill-that-would-have-banned-post-abortion-infanticide\/\" title=\"Democrat Leadership Killed A Virginia Bill That Would Have Banned Post-Abortion Infanticide\">pocket veto<\/a>&#8221; concerning partisan \u200d<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/senate-judiciary-chairman-says-gun-control-is-top-priority\/\" title=\"Senate Judiciary Chairman Says Gun Control Is \u2018Top Priority\u2019\">judicial nominees<\/a> still stands; however, he recently made an exception by supporting the nomination of Kevin Ritz, a judge from Tennessee, despite opposition from all Republicans, including his own state&#8217;s senators. Manchin had previously \u2062declared that \u2064he would not support any\u2062 judicial nominee by President\u2064 Joe Biden who lacked Republican backing, presenting a challenge \u200dto Senate Majority Leader\u2063 Chuck Schumer. He \u200dcharacterized the recent vote for Ritz as an isolated incident, attributing the situation to Republican challenges.\u200d Manchin \u2064emphasized his \u2064commitment to bipartisanship, while indicating that \u200bhe could be persuaded by a nominee\u2019s qualifications, suggesting that his support might not be\u200d as rigid as initially claimed. He pointed \u200dout that some nominees,\u2063 including a \u200cCalifornia district judge, had garnered \u2063bipartisan support, affirming his overall adherence to a policy of bipartisanship \u2064despite his recent exception.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Joe Manchin denies abandoning &lsquo;pocket veto&rsquo; on party-line Biden judges<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1761888\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Sen. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/joe-manchin\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Joe Manchin<\/a> (I-WV) said his &ldquo;pocket veto&rdquo; on partisan judicial nominees is still in place, despite an exception he acknowledged he made last week based on a judge&rsquo;s qualifications.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>In March, Manchin <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/2960352\/manchin-roadblock-sotomayor-supreme-court\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>announced<\/a> he would not vote for any judge nominated by President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/joe-biden\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Joe Biden<\/a> who lacks Republican support, putting an obstacle before Senate Majority Leader <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/chuck-schumer\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Chuck Schumer<\/a> (D-NY) in a chamber he controls by a single vote.<\/p>\n<p>But Manchin, who caucuses with the Democrats, abandoned that approach Thursday when he helped advance the nomination of Kevin Ritz, a Tennessee judge opposed by all Republicans, including his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/disgraced-former-senator-lobbying-senate-republicans-to-confirm-a-criminal-judicial-nominee\/\" title=\"Disgraced Former Senator Lobbying Senate Republicans to Confirm a Criminal Judicial Nominee\">home state senators<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Manchin said the vote was a &ldquo;one-off,&rdquo; blaming what he called Republican intransigence on the nomination. But he denied a larger break in his demand for bipartisanship.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;No, no,&rdquo; Manchin said Wednesday. &ldquo;The Ritz nomination was a one-off type thing.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I&rsquo;m sticking with the policy,&rdquo; he told the <em>Washington Examiner<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Sometimes, we look at the quality of the person and the experience level,&rdquo; he added. &ldquo;But I have never seen a situation where it&rsquo;s been &mdash; you can&rsquo;t go and talk to two or three or four Republicans and find a vote of support.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>He pointed to his vote for a California district court judge. The nominee, Michelle Williams Court, received the support of a single GOP senator, Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME).<\/p>\n<p>At other times, centrists, including Sens. Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) or Lindsey Graham (R-SC), the top Republican on the Judiciary Committee, will lend their vote.<\/p>\n<p>Still, Manchin&rsquo;s newfound willingness to make exceptions represents a glimmer of hope for Schumer, who is attempting to beat the record 234 judicial appointments set under former President Donald Trump.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Sen. Joe Manchin (I-WV) asks a question during a Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee hearing to examine the president&rsquo;s proposed 2025 Department of the Interior budget on Capitol Hill, May 2, 2024, in Washington. Manchin says he has registered as an independent, raising questions about his future political plans. (AP Photo\/Mariam Zuhaib, File)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Democrats have kept pace with the 200-some judges Senate Republicans confirmed by this point in Trump&rsquo;s term. But they are expected to fall behind in September, a month in which Republicans approved 16 judges.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title><strong><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Manchin, who will retire from Congress in January, has long butted heads with the Biden administration, and not just on judicial nominees. He refused to vote for the Build Back Better Act in 2021, effectively killing the White House&rsquo;s signature tax and climate bill.<\/p>\n<p>Manchin would later negotiate a pared-down version, which became the Inflation Reduction Act.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1761888\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1761888\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Senator Joe Manchin (I-WV) has stated that his &#8220;pocket veto&#8221; regarding partisan judicial nominees remains intact, even though he recently made an exception for a judge based on their qualifications. In March, Manchin declared that he would not support any judicial nominee from President Joe Biden who did not have Republican backing, creating a challenge for Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY), who holds a slim majority. However, last Thursday, Manchin deviated from this stance by voting to advance the nomination of Kevin Ritz, a Tennessee judge opposed by all Republican senators from his state. He described this vote as an isolated incident and attributed it to what he termed Republican obstinacy regarding the nomination. &#8220;No, no,&#8221; Manchin insisted on Wednesday. &#8220;The Ritz nomination was just a one-time situation.&#8221; He reaffirmed his commitment to bipartisanship in judicial nominations while acknowledging that sometimes the qualifications and experience of candidates must be considered. He noted instances where some centrist Republicans have supported nominees but emphasized that he still expects bipartisan cooperation in most cases.<\/p>\n<p>Manchin&#8217;s willingness to make exceptions could provide some optimism for Schumer as he aims to surpass the record of 234 judicial appointments set during former President Donald Trump&#8217;s administration. While Democrats have managed to keep pace with the approximately 200 judges confirmed by Senate Republicans at this point in Trump&#8217;s term, they are anticipated to lag behind starting in September\u2014a month when Republicans confirmed 16 judges.<\/p>\n<p>As Manchin prepares to retire from Congress in January, his relationship with the Biden administration has been contentious beyond just judicial nominations; he previously voted against the Build Back Better Act in 2021 which effectively halted Biden&#8217;s key tax and climate initiative before later negotiating a reduced version known as the Inflation Reduction Act<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2651,"featured_media":2343059,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/manchin-biden-judge-senate-1024x592.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[41175,32696,41174,32603,32076],"class_list":["post-2343058","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner","tag-biden-judges","tag-joe-manchin","tag-pocket-veto","tag-political-news","tag-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/manchin-biden-judge-senate-1024x592.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2343058","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2651"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2343058"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2343058\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2343059"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2343058"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2343058"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2343058"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}