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Saturday, July 16th, 2022

Manchin’s decision provokes fury over potential for warmer world

Author:     RACHEL FRAZIN and ZACK BUDRYK
Source:     The Hill
Publication Date:     07/15/22 | 6:05 PM ET
 Link: Manchin’s decision provokes fury over potential for warmer world
Stephan:   Think about this: The United States and China are the world's two greatest polluters. It is desperately important that both countries dramatically reduce their damage to the environment. Today, one man, Joe Manchin, one of the most corrupt members of the Senate, a man who all his political life has whored for the carbon industries, which has made him personally a millionaire, is now blocking legislation for climate remediation in the United States. This one man is affecting the wellbeing of almost 8 Billion people. And no one seems to be able to do anything about it except the people of West Virginia. Can you do us a favor West Virginians and get this scumbag out of the Senate in 2024? And can we all vote for Democrats so that the Senate gets more Democrats in office and Manchin's power disappears? Failure to do that condemns your children and grandchildren to much more difficult lives.
One of the most corrupt members of the U.S. Senate Credit: Wall Street Journal

Sen. Joe Manchin’s (D-W.Va.) decision to move ahead with a reconciliation deal that doesn’t involve climate change risks consigning the entire world to a warmer future, scientists, Democrats and advocates said Friday in reacting to the news. 

Democratic senators for about a year have been negotiating with Manchin to try to get him on board with investments that would dramatically reduce U.S. contribution to climate change. 

But on Friday, Manchin said he’s not interested in immediately moving forward with a deal that includes those investments.  

Manchin told West Virginia radio host Hoppy Kercheval that the latest inflation data means it’s “not prudent” to make the investments in climate change — or raise taxes on the wealthy.  

Manchin, relaying a discussion he’d had telling Majority Leader Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) of his decision, suggested he might be able to agree to a deal at a later date. 

“I said, ‘Chuck, can we just wait until the inflation figures come out in July?’” he said. “I want climate. I want […]

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