Mitch McConnell is urging Senate Republicans to vote no on advancing Joe Manchin’s permitting reform legislation as part of a government funding package — an ominous development that puts Manchin's legislation in peril as he works to drum up support.
McConnell is urging Senate Republicans to vote no on advancing Manchin’s permitting reform legislation as part of a government funding package, according to three people familiar with the effort. It’s an ominous development that puts the West Virginia Democrat’s legislation in peril as he works behind the scenes to drum up support.
Republicans may have other plans. Manchin needs probably a dozen of the 50 GOP senators to back his effort, due in part to potential opposition from a handful of Democratic senators. That means McConnell can only afford a handful of defections if he intends to block Democrats’ efforts to pass the two bills together this week.
McConnell usually prevails once he begins leaning on his members to block something — particularly if it might help Manchin get reelected in 2024, should he run for another term. Manchin said on Sunday, however, that he thinks he still might be able to put the votes together. Manchin enjoys close relationships with many Senate Republicans, though some of them have been loudly complaining about his vote for Democrats’ party-line package. McConnell labored to oust Manchin in 2018 in deep-red West Virginia, but Manchin won reelection. Since, Republicans have unsuccessfully sought to get Manchin to join their conference, though the moderate has declined and maintained his affiliation with the Democratic Party.
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