Bipartisan Lawmaking in a Divided Congress with Senator Joe Manchin III and Senator Rob Portman

Portman Center Executive Director, Dr. Andrew Lewis, moderates a conversation with Senator Joe Manchin III and former Senator Rob Portman about their bipartisan leadership in the U.S. Senate and the future for compromise policymaking in U.S. politics.
Chapters:
00:00 Video Intro
00:30 Dean Mack Welcoming
03:38 Introduction to Senator Manchin
05:16 Introduction to Senator Portman
06:20 First Question: How did you know you could work together?
12:21 Second Question: What is the difference between a productive and unproductive congress?
27:18 Third Question: Why keep the filibuster?
35:07 Fourth Question: Are we better off now than we were in 2020?
45:14 Student Question #:1 Is state of democracy in jeopardy? What are the primary threats to democracy?
59:10 Student Question #2 and #3: What do you see on the foreign policy front and what advice would you give to college students?
Guest Speakers: former Senators Joe Manchin III and Rob Portman
Videography and editing: Tom Uhlman