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Joe Manchin Skipped DREAM And DADT Votes For A Christmas Party
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| Contributor | J.R. |
| Last Edited | J.R. Dec 18, 2010 08:47pm |
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| News Date | Sunday, December 19, 2010 02:00:00 AM UTC0:0 |
| Description | After the Senate broke a GOP filibuster on Don't Ask, Don't Tell earlier today, Sen. Joe Manchin released a statement saying he had concerns about the "timing" and "implementation" of a repeal.
But it seems he took even more issue with the timing of the vote itself, seeing as he skipped the vote altogether to attend a Christmas party.
Sen. Joe Lieberman (I-CT) told reporters at a press conference that Manchin said he had an out-of-town "family thing" and wouldn't make the votes, according to the Washington Post.
Manchin spokesman Sara Payne Scarbro elaborated to the Charleston Gazette in an email, saying that he and his wife "planned a holiday gathering over a year ago with all their children and grandchildren as they will not all be together on Christmas Day."
"While he regrets missing the votes, it was a family obligation that he just could not break," Scarbro said. "However, he has been clear on where he stands on the issues." |
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