Tag: Democratic Senator Joe Manchin

Biden, Sen. Manchin, GOP Lawmakers Defend Gas Pipeline Chellenged by Environmental Group

A legal battle over the construction of a new natural gas pipeline in West Virginia has raised common ground between President Joe Biden’s administration, Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.), and a group of Republican lawmakers. The deal to increase the U.S. debt limit last month included a provision to approve the construction of the Mountain Valley…


Biden, Sen. Manchin, GOP Lawmakers Defend Gas Pipeline Challenged by Environmental Group

A legal battle over the construction of a new natural gas pipeline in West Virginia has raised common ground between President Joe Biden’s administration, Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.), and a group of Republican lawmakers. The deal to increase the U.S. debt limit last month included a provision to approve the construction of the Mountain Valley…


Growing Number of Senate Dems Oppose Biden Rule Waiving Tariffs on Chinese Solar Panel Parts

Several Democrats in the U.S. Senate are signaling opposition to a rule from President Joe Biden’s administration that temporarily lifts tariffs on Chinese-made solar panels. In September, Biden’s Department of Commerce submitted a rule to drop tariffs on solar panels completed in Cambodia, Malaysia, Thailand, and Vietnam using parts and components manufactured in China. The…


Senate Votes to Overturn Biden Admin’s Truck Emissions Rule, With Support From Manchin

The Senate passed a resolution on Wednesday to overturn a heavy-duty engines emissions rule implemented by President Joe Biden’s administration after Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) broke ranks with his fellow Democrats and instead joined Republicans in opposition to the emissions rule. In December, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced the new “Control of Air Pollution…


Manchin Calls Biden Admin’s Electric Vehicle Tax Credit Plan a ‘Pathetic Excuse’

Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) said a new Biden administration ruling on electric vehicle tax credits provisions in the 2022 Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) was a significant deviation from what he believed was the intent of the law when he voted for it last summer. A provision of the Inflation Reduction Act allowed for up to…