The West Virginia senator is accused of being a 'stooge' for the coal industry for not backing Democrats' climate spending plans.
, Sawyer Hackett, tweeted:"People are going to die because of this. This may be our last chance to invest in climate in a decade. Decoupling infrastructure from reconciliation was a disastrous decision."
Lori Lodes, who worked in the Obama administration, said that Manchin"has taken more money from oil and gas than any other member of"Now, he's condemned our kids and grandkids to a worse future. Just as the oil and gas companies hoped he would." Manchin's opposition could end any chances of new climate spending for the rest of Biden's presidential term, as it comes only four months before the 2022 midterms which could see Democrats lose their majority in one or both houses of Congress.
Oregon Senator Jeff Merkley tweeted the article about Manchin's stance, adding that Biden"must immediately use the full scope of his executive powers to address climate chaos, starting by declaring a climate emergency." Meanwhile, Manish Bapna, president and CEO of the Natural Resources Defense Council Action Fund, said that the Senate failed"because Joe Manchin and the
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