"it is shameful that president obama is siding with lawbreakers and the aclu against the men and women who work every day to defend our nation and safeguard u.s. government secrets." marco and senator joe manchin (d-wv) led a bipartisan group of 19 senators in introducing the combating bds act (s. 170), a bill to fight back against the boycott, divestment and sanctions (bds) movement's economic warfare against the jewish state of israel. 