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Manchin's "Dirty" Big Oil Giveaway Defeated Again After Progressive Opposition
https://truthout.org/articles/manchins-dirty-big-oil-giveaway-defeated-again-after-progressive-opposition/It became clear this week that the deal to kneecap keystone environmental laws wouldn’t have the votes to pass.
By Sharon Zhang, Truthout December 7, 2022
A last ditch push from conservative coal baron Sen. Joe Manchin (D-West Virginia) and Democratic leaders to force a giveaway package for the fossil fuel industry through Congress has failed after climate activists and progressives united against it.
The text of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) was released Tuesday night without the text of the side deal that Democratic leaders struck with Manchin earlier this year, meaning that the deal will once again be set aside. The deal, which was also struck down from the must-pass government funding bill in September, would have severely weakened keystone environmental laws and further entrenched the fossil fuel industry by fast tracking projects like the Mountain Valley Pipeline — a favorite of Manchin’s.
The deal was reportedly defeated after it became clear that there wouldn’t be enough votes for it to pass. House progressives and Democrats had voiced their opposition to the deal, with key voices like House Natural Resources Committee Chair Raúl Grijalva saying they would vote “no” on the NDAA if it was included. The Congressional Progressive Caucus formally announced its opposition to the deal on Tuesday night.
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The text of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) was released Tuesday night without the text of the side deal that Democratic leaders struck with Manchin earlier this year, meaning that the deal will once again be set aside. The deal, which was also struck down from the must-pass government funding bill in September, would have severely weakened keystone environmental laws and further entrenched the fossil fuel industry by fast tracking projects like the Mountain Valley Pipeline — a favorite of Manchin’s.
The deal was reportedly defeated after it became clear that there wouldn’t be enough votes for it to pass. House progressives and Democrats had voiced their opposition to the deal, with key voices like House Natural Resources Committee Chair Raúl Grijalva saying they would vote “no” on the NDAA if it was included. The Congressional Progressive Caucus formally announced its opposition to the deal on Tuesday night.
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