Joe Manchin
Sen. Joe Manchin of West Virginia.
  • In 2018, Sen. Joe Manchin was one of 13 Democrats to vote for easing some banking regulations.
  • The rollback of those regulations meant that Silicon Valley Bank was subject to less scrutiny.
  • Now, Manchin says he thinks differently about his vote, but says it wasn't a mistake at the time.

Back in 2018, Senator Joe Manchin was one of 13 Democrats who voted to roll back bank regulations that likely would've set off red flags before Silicon Valley Bank's collapse. 

That vote has come under renewed scrutiny after the abrupt shuttering of Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) and subsequent bailout of its depositors.