Manchin Says He Will Oppose Court Packing, Filibuster Abolishment Efforts: ‘The Senate Is So Much Different’

RUSH TRANSCRIPT TAPPER The ░░░░░░░░ of expanding the size ░░░░░░░░ the Supreme Court should ░░░░░░░░ nomination go through with ░░░░░░░░ judge soon to be ░░░░░░░░ Barrett in all likelihood ░░░░░░░░ Chuck Schumer says no ░░░░░░░░ are off the table ░░░░░░░░ to be clear if ░░░░░░░░ win back the Senate ░░░░░░░░ you vote against any ░░░░░░░░ to expand the U ░░░░░░░░ Supreme Court Manchin Jake ░░░░░░░░ thing about the Senate ░░░░░░░░ so much different Our ░░░░░░░░ in how the Senate ░░░░░░░░ about our Founding Fathers ░░░░░░░░ supposed to be the ░░░░░░░░ sauce if you will ░░░░░░░░ sauce that cooled off ░░░░░░░░ hot tea We were ░░░░░░░░ to work in a ░░░░░░░░ and we ve done ░░░░░░░░ We ve set basically ░░░░░░░░ the course of history ░░░░░░░░ the Senate basically would ░░░░░░░░ the most deliberate body ░░░░░░░░ and thinking and bringing ░░░░░░░░ together letting things calm ░░░░░░░░ so we could have ░░░░░░░░ reasonable decisions Now with ░░░░░░░░ I am not going ░░░░░░░░ vote for anything that ░░░░░░░░ cause basically not to ░░░░░░░░ able to work in ░░░░░░░░ bipartisan way TAPPER So ░░░░░░░░ would vote against that ░░░░░░░░ That is not something ░░░░░░░░ I would support I ░░░░░░░░ t support that The ░░░░░░░░ premise of this Senate ░░░░░░░░ this democracy the experiment ░░░░░░░░ ours is just certain ░░░░░░░░ and social order that ░░░░░░░░ has been expected from ░░░░░░░░ and especially from the ░░░░░░░░ from the beginning of ░░░░░░░░ government Now all of ░░░░░░░░ sudden they re going ░░░░░░░░ say oh you don ░░░░░░░░ have to talk anymore ░░░░░░░░ just have to have ░░░░░░░░ votes and forget about ░░░░░░░░ minority Well the minority ░░░░░░░░ always played an important ░░░░░░░░ in the Senate s ░░░░░░░░ because it was supposed ░░░░░░░░ basically take our consideration ░░░░░░░░ you re in the ░░░░░░░░ you still have input ░░░░░░░░ re still representing and ░░░░░░░░ re still being deliberative ░░░░░░░░ to bring common sense ░░░░░░░░ to make sure that ░░░░░░░░ ve looked at every ░░░░░░░░ we can for American ░░░░░░░░ So I am saying ░░░░░░░░ any of that type ░░░░░░░░ talk there needs to ░░░░░░░░ a cooling off period ░░░░░░░░ t we wait at ░░░░░░░░ and get through an ░░░░░░░░ year making sure it ░░░░░░░░ certified all the votes ░░░░░░░░ counted The Electoral College ░░░░░░░░ their final vote the ░░░░░░░░ week in December We ░░░░░░░░ have a new president ░░░░░░░░ we have our current ░░░░░░░░ And that orderly transfer ░░░░░░░░ Let me just ask ░░░░░░░░ There are some Senate ░░░░░░░░ that want to try ░░░░░░░░ gum up the works ░░░░░░░░ slow the process of ░░░░░░░░ confirmation for judge Barrett ░░░░░░░░ you oppose those moves ░░░░░░░░ even though you oppose ░░░░░░░░ nomination and how it ░░░░░░░░ going forward would you ░░░░░░░░ with judge Barrett Manchin ░░░░░░░░ have never refused a ░░░░░░░░ with anybody I think ░░░░░░░░ s the greatest responsibility ░░░░░░░░ a United States senator ░░░░░░░░ have is to hear ░░░░░░░░ sides of whatever the ░░░░░░░░ might be or what ░░░░░░░░ is going to be ░░░░░░░░ How can you confirm ░░░░░░░░ says basically that we ░░░░░░░░ and confirm How do ░░░░░░░░ confirm without meeting or ░░░░░░░░ confirm So I ve ░░░░░░░░ denied that My state ░░░░░░░░ West Virginia is right ░░░░░░░░ the crosshairs right now ░░░░░░░░ you talk about the ░░░░░░░░ Care Act And basically ░░░░░░░░ writings that judge Barrett ░░░░░░░░ done over the past ░░░░░░░░ that will be a ░░░░░░░░ interesting meeting How do ░░░░░░░░ explain to 800 000 ░░░░░░░░ that their pre existing ░░░░░░░░ is not going to ░░░░░░░░ covered that they re ░░░░░░░░ going to have the ░░░░░░░░ to even buy insurance ░░░░░░░░ do I explain to ░░░░░░░░ 000 west Virginians who ░░░░░░░░ health care for the ░░░░░░░░ time We ve been ░░░░░░░░ it every day November ░░░░░░░░ there s going to ░░░░░░░░ a hearing That conversation ░░░░░░░░ be a welcomed conversation ░░░░░░░░ I am against this ░░░░░░░░ and setting a precedent ░░░░░░░░ we’ve never done.”