🚨BREAKING: Tonight, @Sen_JoeManchin emerged from his yacht for some real talk with the West Virginians who’ve been kayaking to his DC yacht every day this week!
And he invited them to come in for a meeting tomorrow/Monday latest!
#DontSinkWV
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2/ Video credit for the tweet above: 🎥 Thet-Su Tin w/ Freedom, Justice, Equality for Myanmar
Groups coming out this week include @_youngwv @Race_Matters_WV @BlackByGodWV @CPDAction @greenpeaceusa @CASAforall
More videos coming! ⬇️
3/ @Sen_JoeManchin came out to talk to the growing number of West Virginians who’ve been kayaking to his yacht in DC all week asking him to #BuildBackBetter.
He and @angikearns2 had a heart to heart here. #DontSinkWV
🎥Thet-Su Tin
4/ Correction, it’s @angikerns2 of @_youngwv! She’s one of many West Virginians here who is just amazing.
They’re speaking for the majority: 79% of WV wants to see #BuildBackBetter passed. That includes Republican voters.
You could be their hero, @Sen_JoeManchin!
#DontSinkWV
5/ With captions!
@AngiKerns2 of West Virginia speaks to truth to power — and lands a meeting with Senator Manchin!
#BuildBackBetter #DontSinkWV
6/ How to get a Senator out of his yacht to ask him to #BuildBackBetter
7/ In all seriousness, we thank @Sen_JoeManchin for coming out today to speak to our friends from @_youngwv and @Race_Matters_WV.
We’re hopeful that a real (land-side) talk between West Virginians might make a difference.
#BuildBackBetter #DontSinkWV
8/ @Sen_JoeManchin talks about how much the government has spent during COVID.
West Virginians respond it’s helped the economy, and that the spends in #BuildBackBetter aren’t “on the backs of ordinary people,” but rather taxing the rich + big corp, drug price negotiation etc
9/ Video credit for the tweet above:
🎥 Thet-Su Tin w/ Freedom, Justice, Equality for Myanmar
Here she is watching our action play out on @maddow last night! That clip coming up next…
10/ @maddow is right — these “kayaktivists” from @Race_Matters_WV @_youngwv are a “cheerful but persistent” group!
#BuildBackBetter #DontSinkWV
11/ Thank you to @Sen_JoeManchin for specifically offering an in-person meeting on Capitol Hill today or Monday for the West Virginians of @Race_Matters_WV @_youngwv @RiseUpWV and more!
They’re looking forward to it and extending stays to ensure they’ll be in DC on Monday!
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