Sept 22 update: Yesterday, Sen Joe Manchin finally released the details of his dirty deal and the list of politiciaans who oppose it just keeps growing..
Yesterday we told you about more than 80 democrats in the House and Senate who oppose Manchin's dirty deal. Now that everyone has seen just how dirty the deal is, opposition is growing both in numbers and in strength.
Senators Kaine and Whitehouse have expressed "reservations" about the deal. A dozen+ Environmental Justice leaders were arrested outside Joe Manchin's Senate office in DC protesting the dirty deal today. And members of the House are lining up to vote no on any Continuing resolution that includes Manchin's dirty deal.
Sept 21 update: Today, Joe Manchin (Fossil fascist, WV) is finally releasing the details of his dirty deal. But Manchin's new deal isn’t a sign of strength. It’s a sign of cowardice.
More than 75 Democrats in the US House have pledged to stop Manchin's dirty deal. Senators Booker, Duckworth, Merkley, Sanders and Warren have raised concerns in the Senate, and Sen. Markey has already pledged to vote against Manchin's dirty deal. Most Republicans are opposed because Manchin cut them out of negotiations.
That means, all we need to do to stop Manchin's dirty deal is to hold our coalition together in the House for a few more days, and convince a few more Senators to join us in outspoken opposition. We're close, so close, to stopping Manchin's dirty deal – and you've already signed on and taken action.
Click here to call your Senators and tell them to Vote NO on any attempt to attach Manchin’s dirty deal to a must-pass Continuing Resolution today.
Or, if you prefer to send an email, click here to send a letter to your Senators and member of Congress telling them to oppose Manchin's dirty deal.
We've already told you how Manchin's dirty deal is a fossil fuel bonanza. It guts the National Environmental Protection Act (NEPA) and the Clean Water Act, while blocking public comment and diminishing indigenous peoples' right to free prior and informed consent. And no matter what lies Joe Manchin is telling this week, or what gullible climate peacocks in the Senate want to believe, it will not do anything to promote renewable energy or electricity transmission.
As Rashida Tlaib said, "we don’t owe Manchin a damn thing." Especially after he's spent more than a year as the (undeserved) chair of the Senate Energy Committee dragging his feet and derailing every single climate action we need – from investment in renewables to a free an fair decision making at Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC).
We cannot allow Manchin's Dirty Deal to sacrifice the health and well-being of frontline communities on the altar of corporate greed. We cannot allow Manchin to trade climate stability for money and donations from the fossil fuel industry. We cannot allow fossil fueled fascists to dictate the terms of US energy policy for one minute more.
Click here to call your Senators and tell them to Vote NO on any attempt to attach Manchin’s dirty deal to a must-pass Continuing Resolution today.
Or, if you prefer to send an email, use our letter page. I've specially targeted the messages based on whether your Senators and Representatives have spoken out against the dirty deal, have not spoken out yet, or are Republicans. Every member of Congress needs to hear from us right now, but they don't all need to hear the same thing.
Thanks,
Drew and the 198 ways to rise with the frontlines crew