Hi,

Joe Manchin is once again exploiting his position as a key swing vote for Democrats to do the bidding of the fossil fuel industry. That's been Manchin's signature move for his entire career.1

It's time to stop him, and make Congress pass President Biden's bold climate agenda.

After months of stonewalling President Biden's climate and social spending agenda, Manchin is now pretending like he's ready to come to the bargaining table.2 What he's trying to pass off as a compromise would in fact be a special deal for his fossil fuel baron buddies.

Sign the petition: Congress must pass bold climate action now!

Manchin has said he wants a bipartisan energy policy deal. We know what that means: a deal that's friendly to the fossil fuel industry. Moreover, it's unlikely that even Manchin's tepid, business-friendly climate change package will attract much appreciation from Republicans. 

In lieu of President Biden's proposal to invest billions in building communities resilient to climate change,3 Manchin's proposed climate deal consists solely of tax breaks for clean energy technology companies.2 The climate science makes clear: that's not a serious proposal. 

Why is Manchin so insistent on burning up the earth? Perhaps because he stands to personally benefit. Painstaking reporting from the Intercept and the New York Times make clear: Manchin's entire career can be explained through the fates and fortunes of his gob mine, in which many larger energy companies are stakeholders. Manchin's fate is hitched to his own fossil fuel plant, and to the fossil fuel industry as a whole. 

The Senate must sketch out the budget reconciliation package soon to give it ample time to pass. That package must include the ambitious climate — not a slough of Manchin's bad-faith "compromises"! 

Sign the petition: Congress must stand up to Joe Manchin and demand the passage of bold climate action — not Manchin's oil-friendly plan! 

Thanks for taking action,

Izzi and the team at Demand Progress

Sources:
1. New York Times, "How Joe Manchin Aided Coal, and Earned Millions," March 27, 2022.
2. POLITICO, "'Last chance': Greens push climate compromise with Manchin," April 26, 2022.
3. Washington Post, "Biden's chance to tackle climate change is fading amid global energy upheaval," March 18, 2022.

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