Bernie & Manchin have only cast opposing votes 13% of the time so far this term. But it was closer to 50% over the last few years.
Let's go back & look at some times where Bernie went rogue & voted NO when the Democratic Party voted YES!
(These are just a handful of examples)
Bernie was one of 2 Senators (along with Rand Paul) to vote against Iranian & Russian sanctions in 2017.
Bernie was one of 3 Senators to vote for maintaining the US Embassy in Jerusalem this year.
(1 of the other 2 was Elizabeth Warren)
Bernie voted against a voluntary background check review program for people who work with children or people with disabilities.
Manchin supported it.
In 2018 Bernie voted against flying flags at half-staff for first responders killed in the line of duty.
Manchin supported it.
Bernie twice voted against amending a bill that would allow the White Mountain Apache Tribe to use settlement funds to build and improve their rural water system.
Last week, Bernie was one of 4 Senators to vote against oversight and supply chain transparency.
Bernie was one of 5 senators to vote against the Dept of the Interior providing containers to protect the caskets of veterans buried in National Parks.
Bernie voted against Biden's pick for Secretary of Agriculture, Democrat Thomas Vilsick. The other 7 no's were Republicans.
If you want to play along at home, here's where you can compare the voting records of any two Senators!
projects.propublica.org/represent/memb…
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