A West Virginia Democrat has emerged as a powerhouse centrist who is not afraid to push back on his own party against a $2 trillion spending bill, among other things. We’re talking about Sen. Joe Manchin, of course — deemed a commonsense lawmaker by the press and possibly even a “maverick” — a word often … Continued
The national pro-life group Susan B. Anthony List today announced a $200,000 expansion of their campaign thanking U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV) for standing for West Virginians and Americans to oppose taxpayer funding of abortion on demand in President Biden’s massive reconciliation bill. The expansion of the campaign first launched in September includes new digital … Continued
After listening to Senator Manchin at the WSJ CEO Council yesterday, I believe more than ever that President Biden’s extraordinarily costly Green New Deal bill is going to be paused, then paused some more, and then killed next year. Mr. Manchin essentially blitzed the big-government, socialist so-called triple-B spending bill, which gives me hope beyond … Continued
Key Takeaways: Jobs growth in November 2021 dropped by over 60 percent relative to October and fell far short of expectations. Actual job growth was 210,000 versus an expected 573,000. The unemployment rate fell from 4.6 percent to 4.2 percent, but the employment-to-population ratio remains significantly below its pre-pandemic level, and the labor force participation … Continued
Sen. Jon Tester (D-Mont.) has announced that he will join Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) and all 50 Senate Republicans to strike down President Joe Biden’s private sector vaccine mandate. “I’m not crazy about mandates,” Tester said on Tuesday, though he added that he supports mandates aimed specifically at health care workers and military servicemen. Tester, a … Continued
A federal judge will allow a West Virginia State University women’s soccer player to intervene against transgender athletes who in a lawsuit are demanding the right to play women’s sports in the state. District Judge Joseph R. Goodwin said in an order issued Wednesday that Lainey Armistead, a scholarship athlete for the Division II Yellow Jackets, … Continued
Sen. Joe Manchin III, a key swing vote for the White House’s agenda, is backing a Republican-led effort to overturn President Biden’s national vaccine mandate for private businesses. Mr. Manchin, a West Virginia Democrat, plans to co-introduce a resolution disapproving of the mandate within the Senate next week. “I do not support any government vaccine mandate … Continued
The Democratic chairman of the Senate Energy Committee criticized President Biden for tapping into the Strategic Petroleum Reserve on Tuesday while pushing “short-sighted” energy policies that were contributing to the skyrocketing price of gasoline. Sen. Joe Manchin III, West Virginia Democrat, said the move amounted to little more than a short-term fix to a larger problem stemming … Continued
Sen. Joe Manchin III on Tuesday expressed skepticism about arguments that President Biden’s multitrillion-dollar social welfare bill was a cure for inflation.Mr. Manchin, West Virginia Democrat, said the effort by White House officials to redefine the bill as a means to combat soaring prices needed further vetting. “They say it’s going to lower inflation,” he said. … Continued
President Biden‘s pledge at the Glasgow climate summit to help slash methane emissions by 30 percent over the next nine years faces the significant obstacle of Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.), who could embarrass the administration if he slaps down a proposal to tax methane. The methane fee was rumored to have been jettisoned from the reconciliation package, … Continued
Legislation that would ensure workers receive medical and religious exemptions from COVID-19 vaccine mandates passed the West Virginia House on Friday and has made its way over to the Senate. House Bill 3035 was introduced by Republican Gov. Jim Justice who argued the bill would clarify existing law to ensure the legal protections for health and religious vaccine exemptions … Continued
Republicans are rallying around Sens. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) and Kyrsten Sinema (D-Ariz.), the centrists who are in a fierce battle with progressives in their party. Senate Republicans, despite having many policy differences with Manchin and Sinema, are singing their praises, knowing that they will be key to stopping or slowing President Biden’s ambitious agenda. Both … Continued
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