'I don’t know where in the hell I belong,' said Sen. Joe Manchin when asked about possibly switching parties.
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"Is that the purpose of being involved in public service? Because it’s easy?" Manchin asked. “Do you think by having a"D" or an"R" or an"I" is going to change who I am?” he said, adding he didn’t believe Republicans would be any more pleased with him than Democrats are right now.Sen. Joe Manchin speaks with David Rubenstein during an event with the Economic Club of Washington at the Capitol Hilton Hotel, Oct. 26, 2021, in Washington, D.C.
With Democrats holding onto a razor-thin margin in the Senate, Manchin has emerged as a pivotal player in Democratic efforts to pass the president's agenda. That includes sticking to a much lower $1.5 top-line price tag for the social spending package he set at the start -- something Democrats and Biden are still negotiating with him about this week, months later.Sen. Joe Manchin walks through a hallway as reporters ask questions following the Senate Democrats weekly policy lunch at the Capitol, Oct. 19, 2021.
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