{"id":2375833,"date":"2024-12-04T00:51:57","date_gmt":"2024-12-04T05:51:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/manchins-farewell-speech-comes-with-parting-wish-to-senate-save-the-filibuster-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-12-04T00:55:30","modified_gmt":"2024-12-04T05:55:30","slug":"manchins-farewell-speech-comes-with-parting-wish-to-senate-save-the-filibuster-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/manchins-farewell-speech-comes-with-parting-wish-to-senate-save-the-filibuster-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Manchin\u2019s farewell speech comes with parting wish to Senate: Save the filibuster &#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\">30<\/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%2Fmanchins-farewell-speech-comes-with-parting-wish-to-senate-save-the-filibuster-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=2375833&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>In an emotional farewell speech, outgoing \u2062Senator Joe Manchin (I-WV) emphasized teh importance of bipartisanship and urged his colleagues to preserve the Senate&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/joe-manchin-considering-proposal-to-lower-60-vote-filibuster-threshold\/\" title=\"Joe Manchin Considering Proposal To Lower 60-Vote Filibuster Threshold\">60-vote filibuster threshold<\/a>, \u2062describing\u2062 it as the &#8220;bipartisan \u2063foundation&#8221; of \u200cthe chamber. He \u200bhighlighted that\u200d bipartisan legislation has historically required cooperation across party lines, stating, \u201cThese were bills that just made common sense,\u201d and \u2063noted the\u2063 significant achievements that \u200ccame from senators working together. \u200cManchin&#8217;s stance on maintaining the filibuster comes at a time when Senate Democrats under President Biden considered reforms to it,\u2062 particularly regarding voting rights and other key issues. With his decision not to run for re-election influenced by the political \u200dlandscape in West Virginia, Manchin has shifted to register as an self-reliant, leaving his <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">future political endeavors open<\/a> to speculation.<\/p>\n<p>for more details, you can view his final speech [here](https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Ll9TnB0GSdU).  <\/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\">Manchin&rsquo;s farewell speech comes with parting wish to Senate: Save the filibuster<\/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_1902487\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/joe-manchin\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Sen. Joe Manchin (I-WV)\">Sen. Joe Manchin (I-WV)<\/a> reiterated his wish that his colleagues preserve the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/filibuster\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Sen. Joe Manchin (I-WV)\">60-vote <\/a>threshold in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/senate\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"upper chamber\">upper chamber<\/a>, calling it the &ldquo;bipartisan foundation of the Senate,&rdquo; in his closing speech.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>&ldquo;I have worked and I believe with every bone in my body, every fiber in me and every ounce of blood that I have to preserve the bipartisan foundation of the Senate and that&rsquo;s the 60 vote threshold of the filibuster,&rdquo; he said, speaking on the floor of the Senate on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p>The outgoing <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/west-virginia\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"West Virginia \">West Virginia <\/a>senator emphasized that bipartisan bills have been passed as a result of the powerful legislative tool.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Each of these victories required senators to come together from both sides to find solutions. These were bills that just made common sense, and when each side could take a little step to find common ground, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/super-bowl-lv-all-the-best-commercials\/\" title=\"Super Bowl LV: All The Best Commercials\">powerful things happen<\/a>,&rdquo; he said, speaking to the over 30 senators inside the chamber to watch him speak for the final time from the floor.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"youtube-embed\" data-video_id=\"Ll9TnB0GSdU\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Manchin Delivers Final Floor Speech\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Ll9TnB0GSdU?feature=oembed&amp;enablejsapi=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Senate Democrats under President Joe Biden sought to transform the legislative filibuster and had considered proposals to eliminate it or create <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/3163988\/harris-pushes-abortion-filibuster-carveout\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">loopholes<\/a> for specific issues like <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/sen-kennedy-manchin-knows-ending-filibuster-will-blow-up-the-senate\/\" title=\"Sen. Kennedy: Manchin Knows Ending Filibuster Will &#039;Blow Up the Senate&#039;\">federal voting rights<\/a>, abortion access and gun control.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Manchin has served as a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/1807439\/senate-democrats-wait-as-sinema-considers-supporting-manchin-backed-spending-bill\/\">roadbl<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/1807439\/senate-democrats-wait-as-sinema-considers-supporting-manchin-backed-spending-bill\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">o<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/1807439\/senate-democrats-wait-as-sinema-considers-supporting-manchin-backed-spending-bill\/\">ck<\/a> to prevent the erosion of the 60-vote threshold to end debate that gives the minority party the power to block legislation. Manchin joined forces with Sen. Kyrsten Sinema (I-AZ), who is also retiring, to prevent the weakening of the filibuster in 2022 when Democrats wanted to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/sinemas-exit-spells-trouble-for-senate-filibuster-protection\/\" title=\"Sinema&#039;s departure signals danger for filibuster safeguard in Senate\">pass sweeping voting rights legislation<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The former West Virginia governor-turned-senator ultimately decided <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/2455649\/manchin-wont-seek-senate-reelection-as-he-promises-to-fight-to-unite-the-middle\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">not to run<\/a> for reelection last year after it became clear that he&rsquo;d be facing a formidable challenge against current Gov. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/jim-justice\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Jim Justice<\/a> (R-WV). Earlier this year, Manchin left the Democratic Party and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/3024128\/joe-manchin-leaves-democratic-party-and-registers-as-independent-2\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">registered as an independent<\/a> amid speculation about his political future and long-shot third-party runs for other offices, which ultimately did not happen. Justice will replace Manchin in the Senate next Congress.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I&rsquo;ve had my share of tough votes, and at times I felt like, I feel like, the whole Senate was united in being upset with me,&rdquo; Manchin said.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">&ldquo;Almost Heaven,&rdquo; a houseboat owned by Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., is berthed at a marina a few blocks from the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, Nov. 11, 2021. (AP Photo\/J. Scott Applewhite)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The 77-year-old senator said he vows to keep his Washington-based houseboat &ldquo;Almost Heaven&rdquo; in the nation&rsquo;s capital at least through 2025, describing memories of when the boat became a unifying anchor.<\/p>\n<p>Manchin recalled a time when he offered up the boat to be used as a negotiation space for former Sen. Tom Harkin (D-IA) and Ted Cruz (R-TX).&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;By the end of the day, the next day, they started working on some amendments together and doing legislation,&rdquo; he said, &ldquo;That&rsquo;s the power of sitting down and listening and getting to know each other.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We need more of that in Washington. I hope you all make an effort to visit with each other, spend a little bit of time. I&rsquo;m not going anywhere. Gang, the boat is still going to be there,&rdquo; he added.<\/p>\n<p>Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) explained some of the &ldquo;happiest times I had in the Senate were on Joe Manchin&rsquo;s boat.&rdquo;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;&ldquo;He would bring in great Italian food, and then he&rsquo;d turn on his sound system and we&rsquo;d all be singing &mdash; Democrats and Republicans &mdash; hits from the &rsquo;50s, &rsquo;60s, &rsquo;70s,&rdquo; he said in a floor speech on Tuesday.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Schumer reflected on his negotiations with the West Virginia senator who often attempted to demonstrate his independence from the Biden administration. The two worked for over a year to produce the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.democrats.senate.gov\/imo\/media\/doc\/inflation_reduction_act_of_2022.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Inflation Reduction Act<\/a>, which fell far short of the sweeping of Democrats&rsquo; initial effort to put together a climate and social program law, known as the &ldquo;Build Back Better Act.&rdquo; Manchin eventually agreed to support the pared-down Inflation Reduction Act in exchange for a deal on energy permitting reform.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Under our majority, even though we had lots of disagreements and a few fights &mdash; not physical; he would&rsquo;ve clobbered me in those &mdash; Joe Manchin has been an invaluable partner, a dedicated public servant, and a dear friend until the end,&rdquo; Schumer said.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Manchin wrapped up his speech by urging his colleagues to work, keeping the intentions of their constituents at the top of mind.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;To my colleagues, I&rsquo;ll leave you with this challenge every day. Ask yourself, What have I done for my country today? Not for your party, not for your donors, but for your country,&rdquo; he said.<\/p>\n<\/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_1902487\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1902487\"}});<\/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>Manchin urges Senate to maintain the filibuster&#8217;s 60-vote rule<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2657,"featured_media":2375834,"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\/12\/AP24338644659849-scaled-1024x682.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[38677,10130,4426,3740,32076],"class_list":["post-2375833","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-farewell-speech","tag-filibuster","tag-manchin","tag-senate","tag-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/AP24338644659849-scaled-1024x682.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2375833","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\/2657"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2375833"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2375833\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2375837,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2375833\/revisions\/2375837"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2375834"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2375833"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2375833"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2375833"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}