Sen. Manchin launches new push for 'all of the above' energy bill

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Sen. Manchin launches new push for ‘all of the above’ energy bill

Administration officials are weighing which policies boosting domestic energy production could help win support from Sen. Joe Manchin III (D-W.Va.) for climate legislation

By Maxine Joselow, Anna Phillips and Tyler Pager at the Washington Post

https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2022/03/24/manchin-build-back-better-climate/?utm_source=alert&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=wp_news_alert_revere&location=alert&wpmk=1&wpisrc=al_politics__alert-politics&pwapi_token=eyJ0eXAiOiJKV1QiLCJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJjb29raWVuYW1lIjoid3BfY3J0aWQiLCJpc3MiOiJDYXJ0YSIsImNvb2tpZXZhbHVlIjoiNTk2ZmY3NGM5YmJjMGY1N2ZlZjc3NjQwIiwidGFnIjoid3BfbmV3c19hbGVydF9yZXZlcmUiLCJ1cmwiOiJodHRwczovL3d3dy53YXNoaW5ndG9ucG9zdC5jb20vY2xpbWF0ZS1lbnZpcm9ubWVudC8yMDIyLzAzLzI0L21hbmNoaW4tYnVpbGQtYmFjay1iZXR0ZXItY2xpbWF0ZS8_dXRtX3NvdXJjZT1hbGVydCZ1dG1fbWVkaXVtPWVtYWlsJnV0bV9jYW1wYWlnbj13cF9uZXdzX2FsZXJ0X3JldmVyZSZsb2NhdGlvbj1hbGVydCZ3cG1rPTEmd3Bpc3JjPWFsX3BvbGl0aWNzX19hbGVydC1wb2xpdGljcyJ9.iu23Q074qLJSK11eRuuDcLyjpu0aQzNIaZPbIFGKVKI

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Sen. Joe Manchin III (D-W.Va.) has restarted talks with fellow Democrats about reviving the party’s climate and social spending bill, according to two people familiar with the matter, as administration officials search for oil and gas policies that could make the measure more palatable to him.

Manchin, who has traveled in the past week with Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm and Interior Secretary Deb Haaland, has told staff members and colleagues that the legislation must be voted on before senators leave town in August, according to the two people, who spoke on the condition of anonymity to describe private conversations.

Manchin, who chairs the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, has said that he wants the bill to take an “all-of-the-above” approach to energy policy, these people said, and that it’s still possible to reach a deal that includes billions of dollars’ worth of provisions to tackle climate change, cut prescription drug costs and update the tax code.

He has also indicated that he wants the Biden administration to make some concessions related to oil and gas drilling in the Gulf of Mexico and natural gas exports, they added. The current five-year plan for offshore oil and gas leasing in federal waters expires on June 30, and the Interior Department is running behind schedule in drafting a new one, which has frustrated drilling proponents.

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[Carlitos Brigante]

1. I think you have a typo. He prob. said "Oil of the above.....". nt

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2. LOL! Because if you don't laugh, you have to cry.

[SoonerPride]

3. Give him whatever he wants

In exchange for yes on all SCOTUS nominations

[Buckeyeblue]

5. I agree. Let him have his win.

But first we get a yes vote on our nominee.

[BlueIdaho]

4. His big fat ego needs stroking.

This is all about TV time. There is no reason on earth to believe he plans on bargaining in good faith. He is less trustworthy than Putin.

[Blaukraut]

6. Nobody's been talking about him in a while. He needs a fix.

Watch him pull his dog and pony show until there's actually a bill he has to vote on. Just like last time.