Three bi-partisan lawmakers joined Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) in asking President Joe Biden to extend a coronavirus emergency order that prevents illegal immigrants from entering the United States in a letter sent Dec. 13. In the letter signed by Manchin, Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas), U.S. Rep. Tony Gonzales (R-Texas), and U.S. Rep. Henry Cuellar (D-Texas),…
Manchin, Three Texas Lawmakers Urge Biden to Extend Title 42 Border Policy
Manchin, 3 Texas Lawmakers Urge Biden to Extend Title 42 Border Policy
A bipartisan trio of Texas lawmakers joined Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) in asking President Joe Biden to extend a coronavirus emergency order that prevents illegal immigrants from entering the United States if they were coming from countries with high COVID-19 infection rates. In a letter signed by Manchin, Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas), and Reps. Tony…
Republicans Blast Biden’s Latest Oil Reserve Release; Vocal Support Among Democrats is Sparse
President Joe Biden’s decision to release up to 15 million barrels of oil from the U.S. Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR) is an abuse aimed at using the world’s largest such resource to protect vulnerable Democrats from voter wrath over high gas prices. That’s the view of a host of congressional Republicans reacting to the Chief…
Manchin Calls on US to Bolster Energy Sector After OPEC+ Slashes Production
Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) is repeating his calls for the United States to increase its energy production after the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries plus Russia (OPEC+) made a decision to reduce its own output. Since President Joe Biden took office in January 2021, the cost of gasoline and other energy sources to consumers has…
21 Senate Republicans Join Democrats to Clear Path for Short-Term Continuing Resolution
Senate Democrats gained a temporary victory late Tuesday when 21 Republicans joined with them in voting to remove a procedural obstacle to passage of the Continuing Resolution (CR) that keeps the federal government open through Dec. 16 and approves more than $15 billion in additional military and operational aid for Ukraine. The 22 GOP senators voting…
22 Senate Republicans Join Democrats to Clear Path for Short-Term Continuing Resolution
Senate Democrats gained a temporary victory late Tuesday when 22 Republicans joined with them in voting to remove a procedural obstacle to passage of the Continuing Resolution (CR) that keeps the federal government open through Dec. 16 and approves more than $15 billion in additional military and operational aid for Ukraine. The 22 GOP senators voting…
Manchin Decries GOP, Sanders Alliance Against Fossil Fuel Regulation Reform
During a Sept. 20 press conference, Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W. Va.) blasted Republicans for refusing to side with him on fossil fuel permitting reform as part of the upcoming government funding bill. Following the passage of the $700 billion Inflation Reduction Act, which was largely negotiated between Manchin and Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.)…
Democrats, Manchin Split Over Climate Deal That Led to Passage of Inflation Reduction Act
Democrats are facing heightened inter-party disputes with Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) over a backroom deal that helped win Manchin’s support for the Inflation Reduction Act. Specifically, Manchin agreed to lend his support to the bill—crucial for the bill’s eventual passage through the evenly divided Senate—in exchange for consideration at a later date of separate legislation…
Manchin Warns Democrats Not to Betray Him on Climate Deal
Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) is warning other members of his party not to back out of a compromise climate deal that helped Democrats pass the $700 billion Inflation Reduction Act. Specifically, Manchin agreed to lend his support to the bill—crucial for the bill’s eventual passage through the evenly divided Senate—in exchange for consideration at a…
Manchin Promises to Ensure the IRS ‘Doesn’t Harass Anybody’ After $80 Billion Bulk-Up
Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W. Va.), a key sponsor of the recently-passed Inflation Reduction Act, has vowed to ensure that the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) “doesn’t harass anybody” after receiving an $80 billion appropriation in the bill. The IRS provisions of the Inflation Reduction Act were among its most controversial. The $80 billion allocated to the…
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