Bloomberg News reports, "Joe Manchin Explores Possible Energy, Climate Package With GOP" Yes, you read that right.
After Manchin blocked Democrats' plans for massive investments in clean energy and fighting climate change, The Wall Street Journal reports that now he's after: "More domestic fossil-fuel production" and "help for natural-gas exports and oil and gas pipelines, as well as policies to make it easier for companies to drill more on federal territory."
Those aren't proposals to fight climate change -- they're proposals to enrich fossil fuel corporations and make climate change worse.
John, there are only two ways that Joe Manchin's veto in the Senate ends: Republicans take the majority or we elect at least one new Democrat in 2022.
Can you chip in $4 to 4 of our best chances to flip red Senate seats: the races in Wisconsin, Missouri, Pennsylvania, and North Carolina? (3 of these seats are open due to Republican retirements. The 4th is held by Ron Johnson, the most vulnerable Republican in the Senate.)
For weeks, we've led a huge coalition of nearly 100 climate, veteran, foreign policy, and progressive organizations calling on President Biden and Democratic leaders to go on offense and unite behind a winning message that America must lead the way on clean energy and fight Big Oil price gouging.
Manchin is going the exact opposite direction, and it looks like he's willing to take the entire Democratic Party over the cliff to get his way.
Yahoo News: Manchin signals he's willing to abandon Biden's economic agenda if he strikes a climate deal with the GOP
Washington Post: Fears mount inside White House that Manchin won’t agree to any deal
If Manchin's veto in the Senate ends because Republicans take the majority, the ramifications will be devastating -- but they won't stop with the climate. Republican control will lead to crises for voting rights and democracy protections, civil rights, workers, and SO. MUCH. MORE.
The way to end Manchin's veto is to flip one or more Republican seats. Doing that is going to take dedication and commitment from all of us.
Thanks for being a bold progressive.
-- The PCCC Team (@BoldProgressive)
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