The Latest Breaking News from Joe Manchin

Congress is about to pass a historic climate bill. So why are oil companies pleased?

The bill is a devil’s bargain between the Democrats, the fossil fuel industry, and recalcitrant senator Joe Manchin. Yet it’s better than nothing

The Guardian - US · Aug 9, 2022

Landmark US climate bill will do more harm than good, groups say

Bill makes concessions to the fossil fuel industry as frontline community groups call on Biden to declare climate emergency

The Guardian - US · Aug 9, 2022

Manchin's EV tax credit has a catch

There’s a catch, and it could end up making it difficult for most EVs to qualify for the new incentive

Salon · Aug 9, 2022

Democrats celebrate as climate bill moves to House – and critics weigh in

Bernie Sanders calls climate measures a ‘very modest step forward’ and Republicans denounce the bill altogether

The Guardian - US · Aug 8, 2022

Democrats' Rejection of Permit Streamlining Resolution Doesn't Bode Well for Joe Manchin's 'Side Deal'

The West Virginia senator conditioned his support for the Inflation Reduction Act on reforming federal environmental review laws. His Senate colleagues don't seem so hot on the idea.

Reason · Aug 8, 2022

Senate delivers a major boost to Biden's agenda

In a statement after the Senate passed the roughly $700 billion bill, the president said "doing the important thing almost always" requires compromises.

WEKU · Aug 8, 2022

COUNTERPOINT: Manchin disappoints with Inflation Reduction Act

Throughout Joe Biden’s presidency, Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., has acted as a check on his party’s worst excesses. Manchin has stopped billions, possibly trillions, in unaffordable government spending. He trimmed bills into a reasonable state and was the key voice bringing the Biden infrastructure bill from $715 billion down to…

Tribune News Service · Aug 8, 2022

POINT: Sellout or statesman? Manchin charts a prominent path

What more do the Democrats want from Joe Manchin?

Tribune News Service · Aug 8, 2022

Commentary: The new climate bill’s ripple effect on oceans

The Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), announced in late July by Sens. Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., and Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., includes $369 billion in tax incentives to boost wind, solar and other clean energy. Although a step in the right direction, the bill will not by itself be enough to keep global…

Tribune News Service · Aug 8, 2022

Winners and losers after Democrats pass their massive climate and healthcare legislation

Chuck Schumer and Joe Biden get a much-needed victory and Joe Manchin takes a victory lap while Bernie Sanders and Kyrsten Sinema get left in the dust

The Independent UK · Aug 8, 2022