Manchin will vote against Biden's pick to head IRS

[Jose Garcia]

Source: The Hill

Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) on Wednesday announced he will vote against Daniel Werfel, President Biden’s choice to head the Internal Revenue Service, because he is unhappy with how the Biden administration is implementing the Inflation Reduction Act, which provided nearly $80 billion in new funding for the tax enforcement agency.

Manchin is fuming mad over the administration’s implementation of the generous electric vehicle tax credits that were also included in the sweeping climate and tax reform bill passed last year.

At every turn, this administration has ignored congressional intent when implementing the Inflation Reduction Act,” he said in statement, criticizing the administration’s decision to delay guidelines about who receives the EV tax credits.

“While Daniel Werfel is supremely qualified to serve as the IRS Commissioner, I have zero faith he will be given the autonomy to perform the job in accordance with the law and for that reason, I cannot support his nomination,” he said.

The Senate is scheduled to vote on Werfel’s nomination late Wednesday afternoon and Democrats say he has enough support to win confirmation.

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[Bernardo de La Paz]

1. In other words, Manchin will petulantly throw tantrums unless paid attention to. . . . nt

[brush]

3. Yep, he misses all the media attention he got when...

he and Sinema continually blocked Joe Biden's infrastructure bills.

[Fiendish Thingy]

2. I hope this Fine American Statesman is ready for retirement in 2025.

I know, I know, he votes with Biden and Dems 98%, er, 96%, um, ninety-something per cent of the time, when he allows something to actually come to the floor for a vote.

[Elessar Zappa]

16. The only thing he's good for is confirming judges.

Other than that he’s worthless.

[Evolve Dammit]

4. hates EV's; loves "rolling coal"...

[LudwigPastorius]

5. Biden wants tax breaks for EVs NOW.

He realizes that we need to do everything we can to reduce climate changing emissions as soon as possible.

Manchin wants to hold out on those tax breaks for a couple of years until he can get some local jobs from new EV parts plants in WV.

That's pretty fucking short-sighted if you ask me.

[PSPS]

6. His vote isn't needed for this anyway.

[Polybius]

8. Even with Fetterman out?

Are any Republicans in favor?

[karynnj]

30. Fetterman is at Walter Reed. I would be willing to bet that with staff assistance, he could make an

Important scheduled vote. I remember Kennedy, Byrd and McCain at critical points making a vote.

[Stargazer99]

7. How can we get rid of this pretend democrat?

[Polybius]

9. November 2024

But be aware, Jim Justice is a lot worse.

[peppertree]

14. +1

Like Buford T. Justice - but without the sense of humor.

[Marthe48]

25. Ironically, Justice signed a tax bill for WV

Saw the headline in the local paper. It is tax reduction. Last I read justice owed about 7 million in taxes to WV, an d I bet he'll get a big reduction on what he's neglecting to pay.

[ZonkerHarris]

10. Senator Coal Mine is having a sad because of electric vehicles.

[Happy Hoosier]

11. Building up to a party switch. NT

[Delphinus]

13. That

is my fear.

[rpannier]

22. He won't because it won't do him any good if he wants to remain a U.S. Senator

All signs point to Gov Justice running for that senate seat in 2024.
Justice is term limited so he can't remain gov
Manchin won't win over most Republicans -- especially since they'll see that seat belonging to a Republican

[Polybius]

31. WV doesn't have a one-term rule

Isn't Justice in his first term?

[rpannier]

32. 2nd

He won in 2018 and again in 2022

[wryter2000]

12. My prayer for 2024

52 Dem Senators so we don't have to put up with this crap any longer.

I know that's probably impossible. That's why I'm making it a prayer.

[CousinIT]

15. Manchin is a coal baron. OF COURSE he hates electric vehicle tax credits.

Hopefully there are enough other senators who will vote for Biden's nominee. Manchin is a goddamned turd through and through.

[Jose Garcia]

17. Cars run on coal?

[CousinIT]

24. Of course not. But Manchin typically despises anything that is a threat to...

...the fossil fuel industry or the coal industry because he's part of it. He's all for himself/dirty coal/fossil fuels. Exclusively. You'd think, since has grandkids, he'd give a damn what kind of planet they're inheriting from stupid greedy farts like himself. But he doesn't. He's a filthy, festering wart on the Democratic party.

[OneCrazyDiamond]

26. I don't get it, he should like EVs

Coal is both the largest source of electricity generation and the largest single source of CO2 emissions according to the International Energy Agency. https://www.iea.org/fuels-and-technologies/coal

Further Putin's folly should drive the exports up:

"We assume international prices will continue to drive increasing U.S. coal exports as the conflict in Ukraine creates the potential to disrupt supplies from Russia," the EIA said in the report. "However, exports to Asia and particularly China, which supported U.S. coal exports in 2021, have slowed in Q1 2022."
https://www.spglobal.com/commodityinsights/en/market-insights/latest-news/coal/041222-us-coal-exports-to-reach-3-year-high-amid-war-in-ukraine-eia

He should love a world driven by electricity over gasoline.

[Fullduplexxx]

18. I can't wait for that Infection to become irrelevant

[ImNotGod]

19. Manchin is fuming mad!!!

naw, his corporate donors are.

[PortTack]

20. Stuff it manchin..looks like your vote isn't necessary..GOOD!

[ColinC]

21. The guy was relevant for two years when he was a deciding vote.

He isn't the deciding vote any more, and his relevance is largely gone.

[not fooled]

23. Too bad WV voters

(enough) keep sending this tool back to the Senate. Hint: he's not looking out for your interests.

[GB_RN]

28. Unfortunately...

The alternative to Maserati Manchin would be worse: They’d send a Repuke. Guaranteed.

[bluestarone]

27. Sometimes i feel like Manchin is

Voting against BIDEN, not his appointee's. Maybe they had a big blowout! I just hate even hearing Manchins name!

[Jose Garcia]

29. He is up for reelection next year and is triangulatiing like

Biden is with the DC crime bill.

[NullTuples]

33. Has Joe Manchin become the new Mitch McConnell?