The U.S. Chamber of Commerce, a corporate group allied with fossil fuel interests, called Manchin's bill 'thoughtful.'
Monday that Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell is “urging Senate Republicans to vote no on advancing Manchin’s permitting reform legislation as part of a government funding package.”noted that McConnell “sees no need to help Manchin” after the West Virginia Democrat helped his party pass the Inflation Reduction Act, which includes major renewable energy investments and was unanimously opposed by congressional Republicans. McConnell has said Manchin should support Sen.
Sen. Bernie Sanders , who has pledged to vote against any government funding bill that includes Manchin’s permitting reforms,on social media Monday that “it may be a radical idea to some of my Senate colleagues and in the editorial rooms of newspapers owned by Rupert Murdoch and Jeff Bezos, but I do believe the future of the planet is more important than the short term profits of the fossil fuel industry.
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