Joe should change his name to Schumer's Ass Clown Manchin from West Virginia.
Manchin Caves To Schumer: Pulls Pipeline Permitting Plan From "Inflation Reduction Act"
Sen. Joe Manchin has asked Sen. Majority Leader Chuck Schumer to remove his pipeline permitting reform bill from a continuing resolution (CR) to fund the government.
Schumer, D-N.Y., had agreed to attach Manchin's pet project to a bill to fund the government in exchange for his vote on the Inflation Reduction Act. But amid bitter opposition from both Republicans and the progressive left, Manchin realized leaving in pipeline language could potentially trigger a government shutdown.
'It is unfortunate that members of the United States Senate are allowing politics to put the energy security of our nation at risk,' the West Virginia Democrat said in a statement. 'A failed vote on something as critical as comprehensive permitting reform only serves to embolden leaders like Putin who wish to see America fail.'
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