Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) has declared he will not vote for Sarah Bloom Raskin, dealing a potentially fatal blow to President Joe Biden and other Senate Democrats in their effort to confirm Raskin as Vice Chair of Supervision for the Federal Reserve. “Now more than ever, the United States must have policy leaders and economic experts who are focused on the most pressing issues facing the American people and our nation—specifically rising inflation, and energy costs,” Manchin said in a statement announcing his decision. “I have carefully reviewed Sarah Bloom Raskin’s qualifications and previous public statements. Her previous public statements have failed to satisfactorily address my concerns about the critical importance of financing an all-of-the-above energy policy to meet our nation’s critical energy needs.” “I have come to the conclusion that I am unable to support her nomination to serve as a member of the Federal Reserve Board,” he continued, …