Infrastructure Package Gives $1 Billion To Commission Led By Joe Manchin’s Wife

The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act allocates $1 billion to a commission co-chaired by Gov. Ralph Northam (D-VA) and Gayle Conelly Manchin — the wife of Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV). 

The Appalachian Regional Commission — an “economic development partnership agency of the federal government and 13 state governments” that seeks to “build community capacity and strengthen economic growth in Appalachia” — receives $200 million per year through 2026 under the current version of the infrastructure legislation.