rights act but the john lewis bill would also be subject to a 60 vote threshold in the senate and so far, only one republican supports that bill. nine more republicans would have to support the john lewis voting rights act for it to pass the senate and today mitch mcconnell announced his opposition to that bill which means there is virtually no chance of getting those nine republican votes from the john lewis bill. republican senator susan collins does not support the john lewis voting rights bill even though senator joe manchin took the extraordinary step for a democrat of endorsing susan collins in her reelection campaign last year. what has joe manchin gotten for that? here's what senator manchin said today about his meeting with the civil rights. >> did they change your mind?
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