Tag: Joe Manchin

McCarthy’s New Bill Stuns White House

The Biden administration responds to Republicans’ plan to slash spending and raise the debt ceiling. What’s next after Speaker Kevin McCarthy scores a win in the House? Chaos at the border is expected to grow as a key immigration enforcement measure expires in two weeks. Find out more about the dueling plans released Thursday from the White House…


West Virginia Governor Launches Challenge to Joe Manchin for Pivotal US Senate Seat

West Virginia’s governor has launched a bid for a U.S. Senate seat representing the state, in a challenge to longtime incumbent Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) Republican Gov. Jim Justice filed papers with the Federal Election Commission and is reportedly expected to formally announce his campaign later on April 27. Justice, 72, a former Democrat with…


IN-DEPTH: Manchin Vows to Stop Biden’s ‘Radical Climate Agenda’

Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) on Tuesday accused the Biden administration of ignoring domestic energy security provisions in the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) and pledged to do everything in his power to push back against the administration’s “radical climate agenda.” “The Biden administration is breaking its word to the American public by ignoring the text of…


Manchin Presses Energy Secretary Over Changes to EV Tax Credit Policy

Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) grilled Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm on Thursday over the Biden administration’s “liberalization” of the electric vehicle (EV) tax credit embedded in the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA). Manchin, who chairs the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, warned Granholm at a hearing that the administration’s lax interpretation of the IRA would “bust…


US Electric Vehicle Tax Credits Get Tougher to Navigate

Claiming a tax credit for your electric vehicle may soon get more complicated. The Treasury Department and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) issued the proposed guidance on March 31. They result from provisions in last year’s Schumer-Manchin bill, which some call the “Inflation Reduction Act” (IRA). The original electric vehicle tax credit, which ranged from…


Manchin Says Biden’s ‘Radical’ ESG Agenda Is ‘Absolutely Infuriating,’ Undermines National Security

Senator Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) sharply criticized the Biden administration on Monday after President Joe Biden vetoed bipartisan legislation aimed at blocking a regulation that would push private retirement plan fiduciaries to consider environment, social, and governance (ESG) factors in investment decisions for tens of millions of savers. Manchin, one of two Senate Democrats who voted…


Manchin Calls Out Podesta’s Remarks About China Being ‘Big Players’ in US EV Battery Production

Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.V.), the centrist Democrat who has been highly critical of Biden administration energy policy, released a statement on March 10 in which he called “beyond irresponsible” clean energy czar John Podesta’s remarks that day that Chinese companies will be “big players” in U.S. domestic production of EV batteries. Podesta made the comments at…


Bipartisan Lawmakers Dismiss China’s Threat of ‘Catastrophic’ Conflict

Lawmakers from both parties hit back at China after the communist regime’s foreign minister demanded the United States stop viewing Beijing as a rival—or face consequences. On March 7, Sen. Mark Warner (D-Va.) dismissed China’s threat and reminded the Chinese regime of its actions against the United States. “I’ll just point out this—$500 billion a…


Biden FCC Nominee Withdraws Following Manchin Opposition Announcement

Gigi Sohn, President Joe Biden’s nominee to fill the vacant seat on the Federal Communication Commission (FCC), announced on Tuesday her decision to withdraw from consideration. Sohn said in a statement, first obtained by The Washington Post, that the “unrelenting, dishonest and cruel attacks on my character and my career as an advocate for the…


Tester to Join Manchin to Overturn Biden Climate Agenda Rule, Ensuring Bill Goes to President’s Desk

Sen. Jon Tester (D-Mont.) announced on March 1 he will join Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) in voting to overturn a Biden administration rule that permits money managers to consider environmental, social, and governance (ESG) in deciding where to invest retirement funds. “At a time when working families are dealing with higher costs, from health care…