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Joe Manchin joins Senate GOP to strip health care from transgender military members & their families
In a distressing turn forLGBTQ+ rights, Sen. Joe Manchin of ruby-redWest Virginia, who recently became an independent after leaving theDemocratic Party, has joined SenateRepublicans in supporting amendments to the annual must-pass defense policy bill. …