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'''Joseph Manchin, III''' is the moderate United States Senator from [[West Virginia]]. He was elected in November 2010, filling the seat formerly held by the late  [[Exalted Cyclops]] and former [[Democratic Party|Democrat]] Senate Leader [[Robert Byrd]].  Because Manchin was filling a vacant seat in a special election, he was sworn in almost immediately and then participated in the [[lame duck]] session of [[Congress]] prior to 2011. Manchin was previously the Governor of West Virginia.

'''Joseph Manchin, III''' is the moderate United States Senator from [[West Virginia]]. He was elected in November 2010, filling the seat formerly held by the late  [[Exalted Cyclops]] and former [[Democratic Party|Democrat]] Senate Leader [[Robert Byrd]].  Because Manchin was filling a vacant seat in a special election, he was sworn in almost immediately and then participated in the [[lame duck]] session of [[Congress]] prior to 2011. Manchin was previously the Governor of West Virginia.

Manchin has expressed opposition to [[court packing]].<ref>[https://dailycaller.com/2020/09/27/joe-manchin-court-packing-filibuster-senate/ Manchin Reiterates Stance Against Court Packing, Filibuster Abolishment Efforts: ‘The Senate Is So Much Different’]</ref><ref>[https://www.breitbart.com/clips/2020/10/26/manchin-on-court-packing-weve-proven-that-doesnt-work/ Manchin on Court-Packing: ‘We’ve Proven That Doesn’t Work’]</ref>

Manchin has expressed opposition to [[court packing]].<ref>[https://dailycaller.com/2020/09/27/joe-manchin-court-packing-filibuster-senate/ Manchin Reiterates Stance Against Court Packing, Filibuster Abolishment Efforts: ‘The Senate Is So Much Different’]</ref><ref>[https://www.breitbart.com/clips/2020/10/26/manchin-on-court-packing-weve-proven-that-doesnt-work/ Manchin on Court-Packing: ‘We’ve Proven That Doesn’t Work’]</ref> Manchin has properly opposed [[Left Coast]]-led attempts to pour upwards of a trillion taxpayer dollars into phony [[green energy]] projects.

In the [[117th Congress]] Manchin served as the vice-chair of the Senate Democrats’ policy and communications committee until he determined he could no longer go along with the Democrats' [[Marxist]] [[Build Back Better]] agenda and [[Green New Deal]].<ref>https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2021/10/senator-joe-manchin-democratic-party-exit-plan-biden-infrastructure-deal-exclusive/</ref>  Manchin, along with [[Arizona]] Sen. [[Kyrsten Sinema]], have been known for being the two Democrat senators who voted to keep the [[U.S. Senate]]'s [[filibuster]] intact despite several threats from their own party.<ref>https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2021/05/25/democrat-joe-manchin-opposes-nuking-filibuster-over-gop-january-6-commission-opposition/</ref> He has been viewed as a [[DINO]] (Democrat in Name Only) for not holding radical views like the rest of the Democratic Party.

In the [[117th Congress]] Manchin served as the vice-chair of the Senate Democrats’ policy and communications committee until he determined he could no longer go along with the Democrats' [[Marxist]] [[Build Back Better]] agenda and [[Green New Deal]].<ref>https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2021/10/senator-joe-manchin-democratic-party-exit-plan-biden-infrastructure-deal-exclusive/</ref>  Manchin, along with [[Arizona]] Sen. [[Kyrsten Sinema]], have been known for being the two Democrat senators who voted to keep the [[U.S. Senate]]'s [[filibuster]] intact despite several threats from their own party.<ref>https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2021/05/25/democrat-joe-manchin-opposes-nuking-filibuster-over-gop-january-6-commission-opposition/</ref> He has been viewed as a [[DINO]] (Democrat in Name Only) for not holding radical views like the rest of the Democratic Party.