While other Senate Democrats are taking a victory lap on the anniversary of President Joe Biden signing the Inflation Reduction Act into law, Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV) is navigating complex terrain and taking hits from all sides.
Manchin stayed away from a gathering at the White House on Wednesday to promote the legislation, which provided for $369 billion in new spending to help accelerate renewable energy projects in the United States, increase electric vehicle manufacturing, and spur electric adoption.Instead, he issued a statement containing both praise and criticism for the bill he helped write.
Manchin also issued a statement on Wednesday hailing the bill as"one of the most historic pieces of legislation passed in decades," noting its $35 cap on insulin for seniors and funding for a black lung disability trust among other provisions that will help him at home in West Virginia. "Going forward, I will push back on those who seek to undermine this significant legislation for their respective political agenda, and that begins with my unrelenting fight against the Biden administration’s efforts to implement the [Inflation Reduction Act] as a radical climate agenda instead of implementing the IRA that was passed into law,” Manchin said.
“It's sort of a two-step argument he has to make, which is never easy in politics. You always want the simplest possible soundbite,” said John LaBombard, a former aide to Sen. Kyrsten Sinema and former Missouri Democratic Sen. Claire McCaskill. “But that said, if anyone can make this argument credibly to West Virginia voters, it’s Sen. Manchin. The folks in West Virginia know him. I think they trust him.
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