Manchin trashes Biden administration decision to pull US oil and gas leases in Alaska

Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV) trashed the Biden administration's decision to pull oil and gas leases from Alaska on Wednesday, claiming the move was the latest example of the administration 'caving to the radical Left.'

Sen. Joe Manchin trashed the Biden administration's decision to pull oil and gas leases from Alaska on Wednesday, claiming the move was the latest example of the administration"caving to the radical Left."

Manchin called the move"embarrassing" and an attempt to circumvent Congress because the administration allegedly knows it does not have the support to get it approved properly. The senator added that the move allows Iran and Venezuela to produce more oil with fewer environmental regulations.

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