I’m betting he heard a lot of negative comments from his West Virginia constituents
Manchin torpedoes Democrats’ hopes for passing sweeping climate action and tax hikes
Sen. Joe Manchin on Thursday dealt a devastating blow to Democrats’ hopes for sweeping legislative action this year, telling Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer and his staff “unequivocally” that he won’t support the climate or tax provisions of a Democratic economic package, two sources familiar with the talks tell CNN.
The two had been negotiating for months, and Schumer, a New York Democrat, had made a number of concessions to pare back the climate provisions to appease Manchin, whose support is critical in an evenly decided Senate.
In a Friday radio interview, Manchin disputed the characterization that he had blown up the negotiations with Schumer but said that he asked that they wait until the July inflation numbers came out and pursue this after August recess.
“I said, ‘Chuck until we see the July inflation figures, until we see the July, basically Federal Reserve rates, interest rates, then let’s wait till that comes out so we know that we’re going down a path that won’t be inflammatory, to add more to inflation,’ ” Manchin told Hoppy Kercheval on Talkline. “He says, ‘Are you telling me you won’t do the other right now?’ I said, ‘Chuck, it’s wrong, it’s not prudent to do the other right now.’ “
In other words, Joe knows this stuff will hose We The People, and wants to wait to see how bad it could get before making it worse
- NY Times: Manchin Rejects Climate and Tax Talks, a Blow to Biden’s Agenda
- CBS News: Manchin rejects climate and energy provisions in reconciliation bill
- ABC News: Manchin blocking energy, tax provisions bill: Dem
- Washington Post: Sen. Manchin issues Democrats new ultimatum on climate and taxes
Most Credentialed Media websites are Very Unhappy, and the Twitter comments are deranged. Oh, and also the Washington Post: Inflation is soaring. Time to rethink your emergency savings. Strangely, that piece fails to mention the word “Biden” once.
