Manchin just emerged from McConnell’s office — and told me they were talking about a “cadre of things.” (They don’t really meet that often.) 
Manchin says his meeting with McConnell tonight was about their new voting legislation that Democrats proposed today. McConnell blasted the plan today, but Manchin said: “I always think there’s a pathway forward … I’m optimistic.”
Schumer has deputized Manchin to find 10 GOP votes to break a filibuster. Manchin said he’s talking with “every Republican I can. If you can’t even talk to each other, how can you work together?”
Manchin said they didn’t talk debt limit or reconcilation.
Manchin said they didn’t talk debt limit or reconcilation.
Manchin also told me there was no talk from McConnell about getting him to switch parties. Says they’re done trying that
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