Sen. Manchin is the lone Democrat in the Senate to speak out against LGBTQ Equality Act. The West Virginia senator said he has reservations about the federal bill’s guidance regarding transgender students. - NBCOUT
Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., speaks to supporters in Charleston after being re-elected on Nov. 6, 2018.By being the first Democrat in the Senate to speak out against the Equality Act, Sen. Joe Manchin of West Virginia cast serious doubt on the bill's chances of passing without the support of a handful of Republicans.
“I am not convinced that the Equality Act as written provides sufficient guidance to the local officials who will be responsible for implementing it, particularly with respect to students transitioning between genders in public schools,” Manchin wrote inHe said he “will continue working with the sponsors of the bill to build broad bipartisan support and find a viable path forward for these critical protections so that I can vote in support of this bill.
But in the Republican-controlled Senate, the bill’s chances are uncertain. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., controls which bills receive floor votes, and it is not certain the bill will ever be given a vote. Reached by NBC News, David Popp, McConnell’s communications director, declined to say whether the Equality Act will be brought up for a floor vote in the Senate.Bills in the Senate need 51 votes to avoid a tie-breaking vote by Vice President Mike Pence.
Percent who favor laws that would protect, gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender people against discrimination in jobs, public accommodations and housing.Fairness West Virginia, an LGBTQ rights group, pointed to the poll and said Manchin’s position was at odds with the majority of West Virginians.
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