'We’re asking Senator Schumer to negotiate like this is the coldest summer of the rest of our lives (it is).”
found that “at key moments over the years, Mr. Manchin used his political influence to benefit the plant.” So, staffers involved in this protest weren’t surprised that Manchin was the holdout in the latest negotiations.
Still, Levin says, people are focusing on the wrong thing when they focus on Manchin: “The real question is, have Joe Biden and Chuck Schumer done everything in their power to get Joe Manchin to vote for comprehensive climate policy? And the answer is a definitive no.” Aria Kovalovich, a 26-year-old staff member on the House Committee on Oversight and Reform, was among the six staffers arrested. She says she’s proud to have been arrested if it makes Schumer push harder for action on the climate crisis. “The status quo is simply not working. Congressional staff have worked nights and weekends to write the bill, get support, and pass it through the House, only to see it die over and over at Manchin’s hand,” Kovalovich tells.
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