Speaker Nancy Pelosi
Nancy PelosiNew Alzheimer's drug sparks backlash over FDA, pricing Sunday shows preview: Biden foreign policy in focus as Dem tensions boil up back home It's not just Manchin: No electoral mandate stalls Democrats' leftist agenda MORE (D-Calif.) on Sunday said she doesn’t “give up on [Sen.] Joe Manchin
Joe ManchinMaher goes after Manchin: 'Most powerful Republican in the Senate' It's not just Manchin: No electoral mandate stalls Democrats' leftist agenda Progressives want to tighten screws beyond Manchin and Sinema MORE [D-W.Va.],” after the senator announced last week that he will vote against a sweeping bill to overhaul elections, putting the future of the legislation in question in the evenly-split Senate.
“I don't give up on Joe Manchin. When he was governor and Secretary of State in West Virginia he initiated many of the initial ideas that are in the HR 1, S.1, the For the People Act,” Pelosi told host Dana Bash
Dana BashCaitlyn Jenner compares herself to Trump: We need another 'disrupter' Sunday shows - Infrastructure, Jan. 6 commission dominate Former GOP senator says Jan. 6 commission 'should be a no brainer" MORE on CNN’s “State of the Union.”
Manchin, in an op-ed last week, announced that he would vote against the For the People Act, likely torpedoing the legislation in the evenly-split Senate.
Pelosi, however, said she thinks Manchin “left the door open,” and expressed optimism in the Senate’s chances of ultimately passing the legislation.
“I read the op-ed and you read a part of it, I think he left the door open. I think it’s ajar. I’m not giving up,” she said.
“I do know that he has certain concerns about the legislation that we may be able to come to terms on,” she added.
Pelosi also revealed that she has spoken to Manchin about the bill.
The House in March passed the legislation in a 220 to 210 vote, with no House Republicans supporting the measure.
The legislation would require states to offer mail-in ballots, a minimum of 15 days of early voting, and online and same-day voter registration. Additionally, it calls for the creation of independent commissions to draw congressional districts in an effort to put an end to partisan gerrymandering.
It would also provide additional resources to stave off foreign threats on elections, enable automatic voter registration and make Election Day a national holiday for federal workers.
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