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Sen. Joe Manchin III (D-W.Va.) has restarted talks with fellow Democrats about reviving the partys 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.
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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 its 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.
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Senator Manchin is always willing to engage in discussions about the best way to move our country forward, Runyon said in an email. He has made clear that we can protect energy independence and respond to climate change at the same time. Manchins still-strained relationship with the White House could complicate any negotiations, according to the individuals briefed on the talks. The relationship soured dramatically in late December, when White House chief of staff Ron Klain had a hand in drafting an unusually bitter statement excoriating Manchin for coming out publicly against the social spending bill.
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https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2022/03/24/manchin-build-back-better-climate/
Walleye
(30,728 posts)agingdem
(7,759 posts)because he is almost as reviled at the Loathsome Four: Cruz, Hawley, Cotton, Graham..
to share a table with those clowns is not where Manchin wants to be..he can flirt with Mitch but this week's GOP shitshow was repulsive on so many levels ... so now he's willing to maybe/maybe not consider a climate and social spending bill...what a guy!..
brush
(53,475 posts)to watch him move the goal post yet again once his requirements are met.
He misses the attention he garnered as the senates best feigner. Will he? Wont he? Maybe yes? Maybe no? Ok yes but first you have to. Ok yes on all of it except this part here and that part there. And excuse me while I gather up an impromptu news conference, but meanwhile I wont talk to you anymore, Im out, because you said I like news conferences. Watch me dance. Look at me Im gettable but not really because I have principles that involve incinerating the planet and punishing the poors. Watch me dance a little more.