Progressives, GOP succeed in blocking Manchin's pipeline deal from national defense bill

Fox News ^ | December 6, 2022 | Haris Alic

[george76]

Manchin warns American consumers will pay the price for tribal politics..

Sen. Joe Manchin's legislation to spur oil and gas drilling was left out of the must-pass national defense bill after conservative Senate Republicans and progressive House Democrats raised objections.

Manchin, a West Virginia Democrat who chairs the Senate Energy Committee, said the move would have serious and long-term consequences for American energy independence.

"The American people will pay the steepest price for Washington once again failing to put common sense policy ahead of toxic tribal politics," he said. "This is why the American people hate politics in Washington."

Democrat leaders were hoping to include the legislation, which overhauls permitting regulations for oil and gas drilling, within the National Defense Authorization Act as a reward for Manchin's support of President Joe Biden's Inflation Reduction Act. Those plans were nixed, however, after bipartisan opposition in both the House and Senate.

Within the House, several progressive Democrats threatened to vote against the NDAA if it included Manchin's permitting legislation.

[trebb]

I call BS - putting all these riders in Bills was the beginning of our downfall

[ridesthemiles]

IF Manchin switches parties-—does that put the Senate back into a 50-50 tie???

[liberalh8ter]

Manchin warns American consumers will pay the price for tribal politics..

But it was okay when the Dems did it, Manchin?

[Paul R.]

However, Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska), a friend of Manchin’s, said Republicans should recognize that another opportunity to enact permitting changes might not materialize for a while.

Why not? Get these reps off their fat asses and have the House pass a new, stronger bill in the House on Jan. 4, 2023.