Manchin's 'playing with fire' -- and some Democrats are tired of the drama
Sen. Joe Manchin is losing patience with his fellow Democrats over their signature climate law and the feeling is mutual.
The West Virginia Democrat has spent weeks escalating his attacks on President Joe Bidens implementation of the Inflation Reduction Act, the sweeping bill that Manchin helped write in a deal that stunned Washington last summer. Last week, he threatened to join Republicans in voting to repeal the law, as the House GOP is demanding in its legislation for raising the nation's debt limit.
Manchin's comment caught his caucus colleagues off guard, even if such a repeal would be a long shot in Congress. It came just as Biden was launching a reelection campaign that rests heavily on that legislations climate and health care provisions.
"That surprises me that he wants to repeal it. I think its one of his greatest accomplishments," said Sen. Angus King (I-Maine), a close colleague of Manchin's on the Energy Committee, in an interview.
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CentralMass
(15,265 posts)Bayard
(22,250 posts)Any way to get a real Dem in that seat?
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Demsrule86
(68,867 posts)We have a terrible map in 24 and I pray Manchin gets reelected for the numbers.