Posted on 08/02/2022 10:14:36 AM PDT by SeekAndFind
Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) has been in politics since 1982, so he knows a thing or two about wheeling and dealing. Manchin was sitting pretty, holding the fate of the entire Democratic Party in the palm of his hand because it was his vote that was absolutely necessary to keep Joe Biden’s agenda alive.
When Democratic Majority Leader Chuck Schumer doggedly pursued Manchin’s vote for the so-called “Inflation Reduction Act,” he didn’t arrive at the negotiations empty-handed. Schumer came to the table bearing gifts — the kind of gifts that a politician like Manchin couldn’t refuse.
Schumer and Manchin crafted a “side deal” that gave Manchin a big, fat, plum while giving Joe Biden a huge legislative victory just when he needed it. The deal was Schumer’s promise to support an overhaul of the nation’s process for approving new energy projects, including expediting a gas pipeline proposed for West Virginia — the Mountain Valley Pipeline (MVP).
It is wildly out of character for the Biden administration to go soft on the environment just when it was making a big deal about the climate change provisions in the anti-inflation package. By streamlining the administrative process to approve oil and gas projects — something Republicans have supported in the past — Manchin got something for the home folks while Biden’s stock in the Democratic Party skyrocketed.
(Excerpt) Read more at pjmedia.com ...
SOURCE: https://www.wowktv.com/news/local/manchin-secures-commitment-to-complete-mountain-valley-pipeline/
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According to Senator Manchin’s office, the commitment from President Biden, Schumer and Pelosi will be used to pass legislation for the MVP to be completed and, “streamline the permitting process for all energy infrastructure.” This will be used from, “transmission to pipelines and export facilities.”
Manchin’s office says it will be voted on by the end of the fiscal year, which is Sept. 30, 2022.
It says the MVP is already 94% complete and will, “[unlock] 2 billion cubic feet of natural gas per day.”
Manchin’s team says $1.2 billion will be used in additional investment to complete the project, it will take an estimated four to five months to complete, around 2,500 construction-related jobs will be used, $40 million will be seen annually in new tax revenue for West Virginia and $200 to $250 million more per year in royalties for WV landowners.
Every whore has their price.
It’s a member of the Demonic Party; it didn’t have a soul to sell...
Oh. So that was his Price Tag!
It’s like I told my husband, Manchin doesn’t work for us, he works for West Virginia. He did his job for WV no matter how we feel about it.
Well if that's all the voters in WV care about, then Eff Them!
I wait with baited breath... I’m almost ecpecting him to get screwed outta the deal. Wouldn’t surprise me.
Good deal for Manchin and WV.
Biden will cancel the pipeline next week.
schumer’s promise
haha
you got suckered joe
I will laugh my ass off if Biden does that.
Well in that case, it appears they have the name wrong, it should be Manchin Valley Pipeline. Second, Manchin's time was running out to cut a deal to benefit him, in a few months he will go from the deciding vote, to irrelevant.
the dem allies, the enviro whackos, will sue to tie it up indefinitely
aided and abetted by dem judges
manchin is a rube for taking a deal that is nothing more than promise
Karma would be plugs giving that promised pipeline the ‘Keystone treatment’.
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He poses with a Gun at a range four weeks before election.
Works every time!
That’s the entire plan
“Inflation Reduction Act” - what a joke.
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