Sen. <a href="http://dailywire.com/topic/joe-manchin?_gl=1*m94erc*_ga*NzUzNDA5ODIxLjE2NzkzMjkzNzM.*_ga_CZKR9ZYKJP*MTY4Mzg5NjkxNC4yMTQuMS4xNjgzODk3Njg5LjU5LjAuMA.." target="_blank" rel="noopener">Joe Manchin</a> (D-WV) contended alongside more than three dozen Republican colleagues that the <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/treasury-department" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Treasury Department</a> is pressuring state insurance regulators to consider factors linked to the environmental, social, and corporate governance movement, also known as <a href="http://dailywire.com/topic/esg" target="_blank" rel="noopener">ESG</a>.
A <a href="https://www.manchin.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/manchin-leads-effort-to-block-esg-agenda-in-state-regulated-insurance" target="_blank" rel="noopener">letter</a> from members of the <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/u-s-senate" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Senate</a> asserted last week that the Federal Insurance Office, which was <a href="https://home.treasury.gov/policy-issues/financial-markets-financial-institutions-and-fiscal-service/federal-insurance-office" target="_blank" rel="noopener">created</a> to “monitor all aspects of the insurance sector,” has improperly sought to influence state-level authorities and insurance firms to consider climate risk. The entity sought public input on “how climate change could affect the insurance market” in August 2021 and proposed an “unworkable data collection effort” in order to determine which “insurance coverage areas are most susceptible to climate-related risks” in October 2022.
“Though the FIO’s actions to date do not enact formal rules or regulations, they do place pressure on state insurance regulators and insurers themselves,” the letter addressed to Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said. “We are concerned that this may ultimately result in state insurance regulators and insurers feeling coerced into adopting one-size-fits-all climate-risk mitigation policies rather than building on existing efforts to mitigate risks and manage policyholders’ exposure to changing weather patterns as deemed appropriate by the insurers and state insurance regulators on the ground, which has served the industry and public well.”
The data collection effort from the Federal Insurance Office would assemble information about property and casualty insurance risks purportedly stemming from climate change in various locales across the nation. Yellen <a href="https://home.treasury.gov/news/press-releases/jy1030" target="_blank" rel="noopener">commented</a> last year that the impact of Hurricane Ian in Florida demonstrates how “Americans are being affected by the increasing costs of climate change.”
The letter added that the actions could violate more than a century of precedent in which insurance is regulated by individual states rather than the federal government.
“The Biden administration is ignoring steps insurers and state insurance regulators are already taking and instead utilizing the FIO to continue pushing ESG policies as part of its unrealistic environmental agenda,” continued the letter, which was likewise signed by lawmakers such as Sen. John Thune (R-SD), Sen. Tim Scott (R-SC), and Sen. John Barrasso (R-WY).
Authors of the letter also cited a recent <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/bidens-woke-investment-rule-stays-intact-as-house-fails-to-override-veto" target="_blank" rel="noopener">veto</a> from President Joe Biden that overturned a resolution to end a Labor Department rule which permits retirement fiduciaries to consider climate change and other ESG factors “when they make investment decisions and when they exercise shareholder rights, including voting on shareholder resolutions and board nominations.” Manchin, who faces re-election next year in a broadly conservative state, was one of only three Democrats in Congress to support the resolution, which would have preserved prior rules that required fiduciaries to “base investment decisions on financial factors” alone.
Skeptics of the ESG movement contend that the philosophy intermixes political causes, such as decreasing carbon emissions, in a manner that compromises or distracts from profitability. “The administration’s unrelenting campaign to advance a radical social and environmental agenda is only exacerbating these challenges,” Manchin said in a <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/absolutely-infuriating-manchin-blasts-biden-for-vetoing-rebuke-of-esg" target="_blank" rel="noopener">statement</a> after the veto.
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Endorsements of the ESG movement from the White House also correspond with attempts to more strictly regulate appliances such as gas stoves and dishwashers, as well as crack down on emissions at power plants fueled by coal and natural gas. Manchin threatened this week to <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/manchin-shreds-biden-over-expected-crackdown-on-power-plants-reveals-how-he-will-respond" target="_blank" rel="noopener">oppose</a> every nominee sent to the Environmental Protection Agency until the power plant rules are reversed.

Joe Manchin

Manchin Joins 37 Republicans To Oppose Another Biden ESG Move

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Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV) slammed President Joe Biden on Thursday ahead of Title 42&#8217;s expiration, which is expected to worsen an already dire situation on the U.S.-Mexico border.
U.S. officials expect to see a <a href="https://gov.texas.gov/news/post/governor-abbott-deploys-new-texas-tactical-border-force#:~:text=With%20Title%2042%20ending%20this,population%20of%20Houston's%20Harris%20County." target="_blank" rel="noopener">flood</a> of up to 13,000 illegal aliens trying to enter the U.S. every day now that the pandemic-era rule has expired, a historic number that adds to the already overwhelming thousands of illegal aliens that choose to break America&#8217;s law each day.
“We are one day from the end of Title 42 and still the Biden Administration has no viable solution to prevent an unmanageable surge of migrants at our southern border,&#8221; Manchin <a href="https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/senate/title-42-manchin-bashes-biden-border-praises-gop">said</a>. &#8220;There are multiple common sense solutions to this crisis, including my bipartisan bill that would give the Administration a two-year temporary expulsion authority for migrants attempting to illegally enter the U.S. without inspection or proper documentation.&#8221;
&#8220;While I do not support every provision, Republicans in the House of Representatives are at least working on a border security bill to fill the leadership vacuum created by this Administration,&#8221; he continued. &#8220;Our country cannot maintain our superpower status if we cannot control our own border.”
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NEW: Stunning footage from our drone team shows an enormous amount of clothing &amp; trash dumped by migrants at the edge of the river after they cross illegally into Brownsville in this spot. Mixed in, you will find IDs/paperwork from around the world, &amp; Mexican humanitarian visas. <a href="https://t.co/UnEwPK62Ni">pic.twitter.com/UnEwPK62Ni</a>
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Manchin&#8217;s comments come as a report this week from Axios said that he could be preparing to launch a “third-party presidential bid” in 2024 for the White House based on some of his recent actions.
The outlet <a href="https://www.axios.com/2023/05/10/manchin-iowa-voters-2024-third-party" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reported</a> that Manchin, 75, told business leaders this week in Iowa — which is no longer the first state in the Democratic Party’s nomination process — that his politics are “fiscally responsible and socially compassionate.”
The report said that Manchin appealed to Democrat voters in the state by taking a different stance than many Democrats, saying: “I believe the government should be your partner. I’m not your provider.”
The report said that his remarks came as he has increasingly opposed elements of President Joe Biden’s agenda and <a href="https://www.manchin.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/manchin-to-oppose-every-epa-nominee" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a> in a statement this week that he will oppose all of Biden’s EPA nominees due to their “radical climate agenda” and “their government overreach.”
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While Manchin did not say he was leaving the party, and he faces a potential battle to keep his seat in West Virginia due in large part to how unpopular Biden is in the state, he said his “main concern” was trying to figure out: “How do we save this nation? How do we bring people together to protect the quality of life, the values that we’ve had that we were raised with?”
“You have got to fight for the reasonable, responsible middle and no one is doing that,” he said. “There’s no options.”

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Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV) could be preparing to launch a &#8220;third-party presidential bid&#8221; in 2024 for the White House based on some of his recent actions, according to Axios.
The outlet <a href="https://www.axios.com/2023/05/10/manchin-iowa-voters-2024-third-party" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reported</a> that Manchin, 75, told business leaders this week in Iowa — which is no longer the first state in the Democratic Party&#8217;s nomination process — that his politics are &#8220;fiscally responsible and socially compassionate.&#8221;
The report said that Manchin appealed to Democrat voters in the state by taking a different stance than many Democrats, saying: &#8220;I believe the government should be your partner. I&#8217;m not your provider.&#8221;
The report said that his remarks came as he has increasingly opposed elements of President Joe Biden&#8217;s agenda and <a href="https://www.manchin.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/manchin-to-oppose-every-epa-nominee" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a> in a statement this week that he will oppose all of Biden&#8217;s EPA nominees due to their &#8220;radical climate agenda&#8221; and &#8220;their government overreach.&#8221;
While Manchin did not say he was leaving the party, and he faces a potential battle to keep his seat in West Virginia due in large part to how unpopular Biden is in the state, he said his &#8220;main concern&#8221; was trying to figure out: &#8220;How do we save this nation? How do we bring people together to protect the quality of life, the values that we&#8217;ve had that we were raised with?&#8221;
“You have got to fight for the reasonable, responsible middle and no one is doing that,” he said. “There&#8217;s no options.”
Manchin&#8217;s remarks come as recent polling has found that the overwhelming majority of Americans do not want President Joe Biden or former President Donald Trump to run again for president — even though both have already launched campaigns.
Manchin <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/senator-joe-manchin-raises-eyebrows-when-hes-asked-about-what-political-party-he-belongs-to" target="_blank" rel="noopener">raised eyebrows</a> back in February when he declined to call himself a Democrat during an interview with Maria Bartiromo on Fox News’ “Sunday Morning Futures.”
“Do you still identify as a Democrat?” Bartiromo repeatedly asked Manchin.
“I identify as an American,” Manchin responded. “I’m an American through and through.”
During an interview in January on NBC News, Manchin declined to answer whether he would seek re-election as a Democrat.
“If you run for office in 2024, are you going to run as a Democrat?” host Chuck Todd asked.
“I haven’t made a decision what I’m going to do in 2024,” Manchin responded. “I’ve got two years ahead of me now to do the best I can for the state and for my country.”
Manchin said “everything’s on the table” in terms of what his political future may hold.
“So everything on the table, there’s basically only one other thing: the presidency,” Todd said. “Is that something you would do outside the Democratic Party if you could?”
“The only thing I can tell you is what I will do is whatever I can when I make my decision, what I think is the best that I can support and represent the people of West Virginia, but also be true to this country and the Constitution of this country,” Manchin responded. “I’m telling you that I’m going to do everything I can to make sure that when I make my decision, I make it based on what’s best, what I think I can do to support the best for my country and my state.”
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Democrat Senator Joe Manchin says he hasn&#39;t &quot;made a decision about what I&#39;m going to do in 2024&quot; — which apparently includes considering a run for president. <a href="https://t.co/15kcTWkkws">pic.twitter.com/15kcTWkkws</a>
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Sen. Joe Manchin

Signs Hint That Joe Manchin Could Be Preparing For ‘Potential Third-Party Presidential Bid’: Report

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Elections

<a href="http://dailywire.com/topic/west-virginia" target="_blank" rel="noopener">West Virginia</a> Democratic Senator <a href="http://dailywire.com/topic/joe-manchin" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Joe Manchin</a> announced on Wednesday that he would oppose every <a href="http://dailywire.com/topic/biden-administration" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Biden administration</a> nominee for the <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/environmental-protection-agency-epa" target="_blank" rel="noopener">EPA</a> due to the environmental agency’s expected <a href="http://dailywire.com/topic/climate-change" target="_blank" rel="noopener">crackdown</a> on emissions at <a href="http://dailywire.com/topic/energy" target="_blank" rel="noopener">power</a> plants.
The forthcoming regulations, which are widely reported to be scheduled for publication on Thursday, would demand that power plants considerably reduce their carbon emissions by 2040, a rule that would force plants to use expensive carbon capture technology or switch to alternative fuel sources. Skeptics of the move are concerned that the policy would decrease energy reliability and artificially increase electricity costs for households.
Manchin, who is widely considered a centrist in the narrowly Democratic Senate and has frequently criticized Biden administration environmental policies, said in a <a href="https://www.manchin.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/manchin-to-oppose-every-epa-nominee" target="_blank" rel="noopener">statement</a> that he would refuse to vote for any future EPA nominees until the expected regulations are nixed.
“This administration is determined to advance its radical climate agenda and has made it clear they are hellbent on doing everything in their power to regulate coal and gas-fueled power plants out of existence, no matter the cost to energy security and reliability,” the lawmaker said. “This piles on top of a broader regulatory agenda being rolled out designed to kill the fossil industry by a thousand cuts.”
Manchin contended that the forthcoming crackdown would “impact nearly all fossil-fueled power plants” in the United States “without an adequate plan to replace the lost baseload generation.” Natural gas and coal are respectively responsible for generating 40% and 20% of electricity in the country, according to <a href="https://www.eia.gov/tools/faqs/faq.php?id=427&amp;t=3" target="_blank" rel="noopener">data</a> from the Energy Information Administration. The state of West Virginia, where Manchin is expected to compete for a third full term in the Senate, is meanwhile the fourth largest energy producer in the nation, according to more <a href="https://www.eia.gov/state/index.php?sid=WV" target="_blank" rel="noopener">data</a> from the agency.
“I fear that this administration’s commitment to their extreme ideology overshadows their responsibility to ensure long-lasting energy and economic security,” Manchin added.
The Biden administration has indeed <a href="https://www.whitehouse.gov/climate/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">established</a> a “whole-of-government effort” to reduce carbon emissions in the public and private sectors. Beyond the introduction of additional EPA rules that would aim to <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/biden-admin-unveils-proposal-for-landmark-nationwide-crackdown-on-gas-cars" target="_blank" rel="noopener">increase</a> nationwide adoption of electric cars, Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm voiced support for a policy which would transition the military to exclusively rely upon electric vehicles by the year 2030. The vehicles nevertheless require charging infrastructure and are currently <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/only-20-of-americans-very-likely-to-buy-electric-for-their-next-car-even-as-some-states-want-100-adoption" target="_blank" rel="noopener">seen</a> by some as less reliable than those with internal combustion engines.
Manchin has also <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/manchin-calls-epas-push-for-electric-cars-a-trojan-horse-to-increase-dependence-on-china" target="_blank" rel="noopener">called</a> the moves to increase electric vehicle reliance a “Trojan horse” that would increase American reliance on minerals <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/african-alliance-while-biden-pushes-electric-vehicles-china-leads-the-race-for-rare-earth-metals" target="_blank" rel="noopener">dominated</a> by China, such as the lithium and cobalt necessary to manufacture electric car batteries. “I don&#8217;t believe that making progress on climate change should come at the expense of our national and energy security,” Manchin said in another statement. “I fully support Congress overturning these dangerous EPA regulations.&#8221;
Granholm has also <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/biden-energy-department-starts-crackdown-on-dishwashers" target="_blank" rel="noopener">announced</a> new efficiency standards for gas stoves, dishwashers, beverage vending machines, electric motors, and several other product categories, claiming that the administration is “using all of the tools at our disposal to save Americans money while promoting innovations that will reduce carbon pollution and combat the climate crisis.”

Manchin Shreds Biden Over Expected Crackdown On Power Plants, Reveals How He Will Respond

Manchin Will Oppose ‘All EPA Nominees' From Biden Over Expected Crackdown On Power Plants

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Republican <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/west-virginia" target="_blank" rel="noopener">West Virginia</a> Governor Jim Justice filed to run for the U.S. Senate on Thursday, setting up a potential clash with Sen. <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/joe-manchin" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Joe Manchin</a> (D-WV).
<a href="https://docquery.fec.gov/cgi-bin/forms/C00839100/1702400" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Forms</a> <a href="https://docquery.fec.gov/cgi-bin/forms/C00839100/1702401/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">filed</a> with the Federal Election Commission (FEC) show Justice will run as a Republican in the 2024 election.
The governor is expected to <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/west-virginia-gop-governor-set-to-launch-senate-campaign-for-joe-manchins-seat-reports" target="_blank" rel="noopener">announce</a> his candidacy during an event at his Greenbrier Resort in White Sulfur Springs at 5 p.m. on Thursday, which is also his 72nd birthday.
Justice is a wealthy coal tycoon who was elected governor in 2016 as a Democrat. The following year, he <a href="https://www.reuters.com/article/us-west-virginia-governor/at-trump-rally-west-virginia-governor-switches-parties-idUSKBN1AJ2WN" target="_blank" rel="noopener">switched to the Republican Party</a>. He is now nearing the end of his second term and is <a href="https://www.wvlegislature.gov/wvcode/wv_con.cfm" target="_blank" rel="noopener">limited to two consecutive terms as governor</a>.
<a href="https://morningconsult.com/2023/04/19/joe-manchin-jon-tester-approval-rating/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">A recent Morning Consult poll shows</a> Justice is more popular than Manchin with Republicans, Democrats, and independents among registered voters in West Virginia. GOP senators have reportedly been <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/gop-has-formidable-2024-opponent-for-joe-manchin-in-mind" target="_blank" rel="noopener">working to recruit</a> Justice for a Senate campaign against Manchin as they try to wrest control of the Senate from the Democrats.
Manchin has yet to announce whether he will seek re-election. <a href="https://www.fec.gov/data/reports/house-senate/?is_amended=false&amp;data_type=processed&amp;q_filer=C00486563&amp;cycle=2024" target="_blank" rel="noopener">FEC filings show</a> the senator raised $370,000 in the last quarter and has more than $9.7 million on hand.
A moderate Democrat and former West Virginia governor, Manchin won re-election in 2018, two years after Donald Trump emerged victorious in the state’s presidential election <a href="https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2019/oct/02/donald-trump/did-donald-trump-win-west-virginia-42-points-2016/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">by 42 points</a>. Manchin and Arizona’s <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/key-senator-leaves-democratic-party-rejecting-beltway-partisanship" target="_blank" rel="noopener">now-independent</a> Sen. Kyrsten Sinema often serve as a roadblock to leftist proposals in Congress.
In an interview with <a href="https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2024-election/joe-manchin-says-wont-decide-2024-end-year-rcna77813" target="_blank" rel="noopener">NBC News</a> earlier this month, Manchin said he would not make a decision about his 2024 plans &#8220;until the end of the year.&#8221; Across multiple recent interviews, Manchin has also dodged questions about his future party affiliation and <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/gop-has-formidable-2024-opponent-for-joe-manchin-in-mind" target="_blank" rel="noopener">whether he will run for president</a>.
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&#8220;I am laser focused on doing the job West Virginians elected me to do — lowering healthcare costs, protecting Social Security and Medicare, shoring up American energy security and getting our fiscal house in order. But make no mistake, I will win any race I enter,&#8221; Manchin said in a <a href="https://twitter.com/JakeSherman/status/1651600043181326336" target="_blank" rel="noopener">statement</a> on Thursday.
The 2024 Senate race already has a contender in Rep. Alex Mooney (R-WV), who <a href="https://apnews.com/article/2022-midterm-elections-donald-trump-west-virginia-joe-manchin-congress-dc64ea009cdee832a3286379ede0bc40" target="_blank" rel="noopener">announced a campaign</a> for Manchin&#8217;s Senate seat in November and has the backing of <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/politics/cruz-backs-alex-mooney-west-virginia-senate-race-gop-works-unseat-joe-manchin" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX)</a> and <a href="https://www.clubforgrowth.org/club-for-growth-pac-endorses-alex-mooney-in-wv-sen-race/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Club for Growth PAC</a>.
Justice alluded to his plans during his <a href="https://wajr.com/state-news/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">State of the State address</a> in January.
“I won’t be your governor for a whole lot longer, but I surely won’t go away. You’ll probably be able to find me at home or you may find me in Washington,” <a href="https://wvmetronews.com/2023/01/13/justice-probably-running-for-senate/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Justice said</a>.

Jim Justice

West Virginia Governor Files To Run For Manchin’s Senate Seat

West Virginia Governor Justice Files To Run For Manchin's Senate Seat

2024 Election

U.S.

Senator <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/joe-manchin" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Joe Manchin</a> (D-WV) fired the latest salvo in his ongoing conflict with the Biden administration over climate policy.
The moderate Democrat lent his support to two Republican proposals intended to overturn key pieces of the Biden climate agenda Wednesday. First, he cast the deciding vote to pass a GOP-backed bill that would overturn EPA regulations on trucks. Then, he co-sponsored a bill that would reinstate tariffs on solar imports. The moves follow previous threats from Manchin to vote to overturn the $740 billion Inflation Reduction Act entirely.
First, the Senate passed a Congressional Review Act joint resolution on Wednesday that would roll back the <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/biden-admin-unveils-proposal-for-landmark-nationwide-crackdown-on-gas-cars" target="_blank" rel="noopener">EPA&#8217;s stringent restrictions</a> on nitrogen oxides and particulate matter emissions from heavy-duty trucks. The vote was 50-49, with Manchin casting the deciding vote.
“The last couple of years have shown that truck drivers keep our country moving,&#8221; Manchin said in a <a href="https://www.manchin.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/manchin-statement-on-support-for-overturning-regulations-on-trucks" target="_blank" rel="noopener">statement</a> after the vote. &#8220;However, the Biden Administration wants to burden the trucking industry with oppressive regulations that will increase prices by thousands of dollars and push truck drivers and small trucking companies out of business. When our country faces record-high inflation and vulnerable supply chains, we cannot let the EPA continue to seize unrestrained power and create regulations that devastate our economy. I am proud to support this resolution to stop this government overreach.”
The Biden administration, however, has already signaled that the rollback will not become law. The White House said Wednesday that Biden would <a href="https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/3973788-white-house-threatens-veto-of-resolution-to-nix-biden-truck-pollution-regulation/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">veto</a> the bill. The restrictions, which would affect trucks beginning in model year 2027, are estimated to reduce nitrogen oxide emissions by 48% by 2045, <a href="https://rollcall.com/2023/04/26/senate-passes-measure-to-roll-back-truck-emissions-rule/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Roll Call</a> reported. They are expected to cost around $3.9 billion in 2027 and $4.7 billion in 2045, the <a href="https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/policy/energy-environment/senate-approves-rule-to-cancel-biden-truck-emissions-rule" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Washington Examiner</a> noted.
Manchin also co-sponsored a similar CRA resolution authored by Senator Rick Scott (R-FL), which would re-establish tariffs on solar panels imported from Cambodia, Malaysia, Thailand, and Vietnam. The Biden administration paused those tariffs in 2022.
“The United States relies on foreign nations, like China, for far too many of our energy needs, and failing to enforce our existing trade laws undermines the goals of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law and Inflation Reduction Act to onshore our energy supply chains, including solar,&#8221; Manchin said in a separate <a href="https://www.manchin.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/manchin-co-sponsors-resolution-to-end-solar-tariff-waivers-onshore-energy-supply-chains" target="_blank" rel="noopener">press release</a>. &#8220;I cannot fathom why the Administration and Congress would consider extending that reliance any longer and am proud to join this CRA to rescind the rule.”
A Commerce Department report, via <a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/us/us-lawmakers-seek-repeal-biden-solar-tariff-waiver-2023-01-26/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Reuters</a>, found that American solar companies are dodging import duties on Chinese-manufactured solar panels by moving them through the four Southeast Asian countries.
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The moves come two days after Manchin <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/manchin-ups-the-ante-in-feud-with-biden-admin-threatens-to-repeal-inflation-reduction-act" target="_blank" rel="noopener">threatened</a> to vote to repeal the Inflation Reduction Act — the Biden administration&#8217;s landmark climate spending bill, which he cast the critical vote for — if they did not stop their aggressive green energy push. “If this administration does not honor what they said they would do and continue to liberalize [green energy investment] — I will do everything in my power to prevent that from happening,” the senator told Fox News&#8217;s Sean Hannity in an interview on Monday. “And if they don’t change, then I would vote to repeal my own bill.”

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Senator <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/joe-manchin" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Joe Manchin</a> (D-WV) upped the ante in his spat with the Biden administration over the Inflation Reduction Act.
Manchin appeared with Sean Hannity on Fox News Monday night. In the interview, the moderate Democrat complained that the Biden administration and Democrats had neglected the commitments to develop new oil and gas projects he secured in exchange for his vote on the $740 billion Inflation Reduction Act. If the Biden administration continued to neglect American energy security, Manchin threatened to vote to repeal the act he helped to pass.
“They broke their word to the American public,” <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AodfJFI9zgs" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Manchin</a> told Hannity, noting that the original draft of the bill he wrote would have cost $684 billion over 10 years, and $384 billion was for energy production.
Manchin went on to stress that the United States has the natural resources to become energy independent. &#8220;We have the gas, and we have the oil, and we have the coal,&#8221; he said. &#8220;We can do it better and cleaner than anywhere in the world. And so, this piece of legislation was balanced. [In the next] 10 years, we are going to have enough fossil [fuel] to run our country and to help our allies around the world, and we will also be investing in new technology for the future. Now, they have disregarded this completely, what was agreed upon, and they know exactly what we agreed upon. This was energy security, and we have not heard a word about energy security out of their mouths since it was passed. It’s all about environment.”
Manchin concluded by saying that if the administration continues to neglect energy production, he will do everything in his power to stop the administration from implementing the law, even if it means voting to repeal the bill he cast the deciding vote for. “If this administration does not honor what they said they would do and continue to liberalize that — $384 billion is what we are supposed to invest in over 10 years, and they blow that out of the water and its six or seven or eight hundred — I will do everything in my power to prevent that from happening,&#8221; he said. &#8220;And if they don’t change, then I would vote to repeal my own bill.&#8221;
In recent weeks, Manchin has repeatedly clashed with the Biden administration over the implementation of the Inflation Reduction Act. In March, Manchin penned an op-ed for <a href="https://www.wsj.com/articles/biden-inflation-reduction-act-betrayal-joe-manchin-debt-ceiling-budget-fossil-fuels-green-energy-dc37738e" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The Wall Street Journal</a> decrying how the administration was redefining the law to favor green energy projects over fossil fuels. “[T]hey are ignoring the law’s intent to support and expand fossil energy and are redefining ​’​domestic energy​’​ to increase clean-energy spending to potentially deficit-breaking levels,&#8221; he wrote. &#8220;The administration is attempting at every turn to implement the bill it wanted, not the bill Congress actually passed​.”
Manchin has also blasted the administration over its new regulations for <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/manchin-blasts-biden-admin-over-new-ev-tax-credit-regulations" target="_blank" rel="noopener">electric vehicle</a> tax credits that would reduce the number of vehicles that qualify, while also making America more dependent on foreign supply chains. He also called <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/manchin-calls-epas-push-for-electric-cars-a-trojan-horse-to-increase-dependence-on-china" target="_blank" rel="noopener">EPA regulations</a> intended to boost EV sales a “Trojan horse” to increase America’s reliance on China for critical minerals.
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Manchin&#8217;s sudden criticism comes as West Virginia Governor <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/west-virginia-gop-governor-set-to-launch-senate-campaign-for-joe-manchins-seat-reports" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Jim Justice</a> announced a run for Senate to oppose him. Justice joins Rep. Alex Mooney in the primary to oust Manchin, who narrowly avoided defeat in 2018.

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West Virginia Republican Governor Jim Justice is set to announce a 2024 campaign for the seat held by Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV), according to multiple reports.
An invitation teases a <a href="https://www.politico.com/f/?id=00000187-a5cc-dfb1-a5df-e5cdbc010000" target="_blank" rel="noopener">&#8220;special announcement&#8221;</a> at Justice&#8217;s Greenbrier Resort in White Sulfur Springs on Thursday at 5 p.m. Sources told <a href="https://www.wowktv.com/news/politics/sources-gov-jim-justice-to-run-for-us-senate/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">local CBS affiliate WOWK 13 News</a> and <a href="https://www.politico.com/news/2023/04/21/jim-justice-manchin-senate-00093345" target="_blank" rel="noopener">POLITICO</a> that Justice plans to announce his Senate bid at that event, which is taking place on his 72nd birthday, but that plan could change at the last minute.
Justice, a wealthy coal tycoon, was elected governor in 2016 as a Democrat. The following year, he <a href="https://www.reuters.com/article/us-west-virginia-governor/at-trump-rally-west-virginia-governor-switches-parties-idUSKBN1AJ2WN" target="_blank" rel="noopener">switched to the Republican Party</a>. He is now nearing the end of his second term and is <a href="https://www.wvlegislature.gov/wvcode/wv_con.cfm" target="_blank" rel="noopener">limited to two consecutive terms as governor</a>.
<a href="https://morningconsult.com/2023/04/19/joe-manchin-jon-tester-approval-rating/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">A recent Morning Consult poll shows</a> Justice is more popular than Manchin with Republicans, Democrats, and independents among registered voters in West Virginia.
Justice alluded to his plans during his <a href="https://wajr.com/state-news/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">State of the State address</a> in January.
“I won’t be your governor for a whole lot longer, but I surely won’t go away. You’ll probably be able to find me at home or you may find me in Washington,” <a href="https://wvmetronews.com/2023/01/13/justice-probably-running-for-senate/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Justice said</a>.
GOP senators have reportedly been <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/gop-has-formidable-2024-opponent-for-joe-manchin-in-mind" target="_blank" rel="noopener">working to recruit</a> Justice for a Senate campaign against Manchin as they try to wrest control of the upper chamber from the Democrats.
A moderate Democrat and former West Virginia governor, Manchin won re-election in 2018, two years after Donald Trump emerged victorious in the state&#8217;s presidential election <a href="https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2019/oct/02/donald-trump/did-donald-trump-win-west-virginia-42-points-2016/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">by 42 points</a>. Manchin and Arizona’s <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/key-senator-leaves-democratic-party-rejecting-beltway-partisanship" target="_blank" rel="noopener">now-independent</a> Sen. Kyrsten Sinema often serve as a roadblock to leftist proposals in Congress.
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Manchin has yet to announce whether he will seek re-election in the upper chamber. The senator <a href="https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2024-election/joe-manchin-says-wont-decide-2024-end-year-rcna77813" target="_blank" rel="noopener">told NBC News</a> earlier this month he would not make a decision about his 2024 plans &#8220;until the end of the year.&#8221; Across multiple recent interviews, Manchin has also dodged questions about his future party affiliation and <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/gop-has-formidable-2024-opponent-for-joe-manchin-in-mind" target="_blank" rel="noopener">whether he will run for president</a>.
The Senate race already has a contender in Rep. Alex Mooney (R-WV), who <a href="https://apnews.com/article/2022-midterm-elections-donald-trump-west-virginia-joe-manchin-congress-dc64ea009cdee832a3286379ede0bc40" target="_blank" rel="noopener">announced a campaign</a> for Manchin&#8217;s Senate seat in November.
Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) declared his support for Mooney last week, touting the congressman as a &#8220;strong conservative&#8221; who will &#8220;represent the values&#8221; of West Virginia in the Senate, <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/politics/cruz-backs-alex-mooney-west-virginia-senate-race-gop-works-unseat-joe-manchin" target="_blank" rel="noopener">according to Fox News</a>. The Club for Growth PAC <a href="https://www.clubforgrowth.org/club-for-growth-pac-endorses-alex-mooney-in-wv-sen-race/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">also endorsed his campaign</a>.

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West Virginia GOP Governor Set To Launch Senate Campaign For Joe Manchin’s Seat: Reports

West Virginia Governor Set To Launch Senate Campaign For Joe Manchin’s Seat: Reports

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Sen. <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/joe-manchin" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Joe Manchin</a> (D-WV) called on President <a href="http://dailywire.com/topic/biden-administration" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Joe Biden</a> to continue <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/debt-ceiling" target="_blank" rel="noopener">debt ceiling</a> negotiations with House Speaker <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/kevin-mccarthy" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Kevin McCarthy</a> (R-CA) as the federal government quickly approaches a default on <a href="http://dailywire.com/topic/national-debt" target="_blank" rel="noopener">obligations</a>.
The debt ceiling, a policy established by <a href="http://dailywire.com/topic/congress" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Congress</a> that prevents the federal government from spending beyond the predetermined national debt limit of $31.4 trillion, surpassed the threshold earlier this year. McCarthy and Biden <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/white-house-takes-adversarial-posture-toward-mccarthy-ahead-of-budget-cut-meeting-heres-what-they-want-him-to-do" target="_blank" rel="noopener">met</a> in early February to discuss possible mechanisms to raise or eliminate the debt ceiling, a move which several <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/house-republicans" target="_blank" rel="noopener">House Republicans</a> will not approve without meaningful efforts to limit future federal expenditures.
Manchin, observing that Biden has refused to meet with McCarthy for more than two months, issued a <a href="https://www.manchin.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/manchin-statement-on-house-republican-debt-limit-proposal" target="_blank" rel="noopener">statement</a> on Thursday calling for negotiations to continue.
“America is facing a historic economic crisis brought on by an abject failure to address our exploding national debt, chronic inflation, a looming recession, and the more immediate need to raise the debt ceiling. Our elected leaders must stop with the political games, work together and negotiate a compromise,” the centrist Democrat said. “Instead, it has been more than 78 days since President Biden last met with Speaker McCarthy. This signals a deficiency of leadership, and it must change. The fact is we are long past time for our elected leaders to sit down and discuss how to solve this impending debt ceiling crisis.”
McCarthy recently <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/democrats-scoff-as-mccarthy-calls-out-biden-for-halting-debt-limit-negotiations" target="_blank" rel="noopener">introduced</a> a budget plan that would <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/kevin-mccarthy-unveils-plan-to-responsibly-raise-debt-limit" target="_blank" rel="noopener">return</a> expenditures to fiscal year 2022 levels, raise the debt ceiling for the next year, and limit annual spending growth to 1% over the next decade. The plan mirrors a proposal <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/house-freedom-caucus-chairman-responds-as-white-house-lobs-spurious-claims-at-spending-cut-proposal" target="_blank" rel="noopener">introduced</a> by the House Freedom Caucus, a bloc of conservative Republicans who said they would consider voting to raise the debt ceiling contingent upon acceptance of their framework.
White House Deputy Press Secretary Andrew Bates <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/democrats-scoff-as-mccarthy-calls-out-biden-for-halting-debt-limit-negotiations" target="_blank" rel="noopener">countered</a> in a statement that McCarthy is “engaging in dangerous economic hostage taking” and “breaking with the bipartisan norm” he previously followed, while Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) said the lawmaker “continues to bumble us toward a catastrophic default.”
Manchin, on the other hand, contended that the refusal from Biden to “even negotiate a reasonable and commonsense compromise” poses considerable risk to the nation.
“I applaud Speaker McCarthy for putting forward a proposal that would prevent default and rein in federal spending. While I do not agree with everything proposed, the fact of the matter is that it is the only bill actually moving through Congress that would prevent default,” he continued. “For the sake of the country, I urge President Biden to come to the table, propose a plan for real and substantive spending cuts and deficit reduction, and negotiate now.”
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Manchin faces re-election next year in his heavily Republican home state. Sen. Kyrsten Sinema (I-AZ) and Sen. Jon Tester (D-MT) have recently sought to create distance between themselves and the White House as they likewise launch re-election campaigns.
Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen previously <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/yellen-warns-congress-extraordinary-measures-have-begun-after-debt-ceiling-breached" target="_blank" rel="noopener">warned</a> lawmakers that she was forced to implement “extraordinary measures” to fund federal agencies until early June, after which the government will default on obligations unless lawmakers suspend or raise the debt limit. Present increases in the national debt, however, are unsustainable since the government’s current outstanding obligations are nearing $31.7 trillion, equivalent to more than 120% of the nation’s gross domestic product, while maintenance costs are increasing due to a recent <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/interest-payments-on-the-national-debt-on-pace-to-surpass-military-spending" target="_blank" rel="noopener">rise</a> in interest rates.

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Senator <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/joe-manchin" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Joe Manchin</a> (D-WV) slammed the Biden administration&#8217;s new EPA rules around electric vehicles and tailpipe emissions.
In a statement Tuesday, Manchin blasted the EPA&#8217;s radical regulations plan intended to boost EV sales beginning in 2030 and accelerating in 2032. Manchin said the EPA&#8217;s ambitious goal of ensuring that 67% of new cars sold will be all-electric was market manipulation and a &#8220;Trojan horse&#8221; to increase America&#8217;s reliance on China for critical minerals. He urged Congress to overturn the rules.
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“The EPA is lying to Americans with false claims about how their manipulation of the market to boost EVs will help American energy security,&#8221; <a href="https://www.manchin.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/manchin-statement-on-epas-radical-vehicle-emissions-standards" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Manchin</a> said. &#8220;In reality, this is a Trojan horse. To meet these timelines will mean strengthening our reliance on minerals and technologies controlled by the Chinese. Taken in concert with the clear violation of the [Inflation Reduction Act] to undermine provisions that would actually secure these supply chains, this Administration is taking steps that will only result in a more energy secure and powerful China. I don&#8217;t believe that making progress on climate change should come at the expense of our national and energy security. I fully support Congress overturning these dangerous EPA regulations.&#8221;
Earlier this month, the administration rolled out a <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/biden-admin-to-propose-rules-to-drastically-increase-ev-sales-crack-down-on-tailpipe-emissions-report" target="_blank" rel="noopener">proposed</a> regulations package meant to drastically increase electric vehicle sales, as The Daily Wire reported. The rules would aim to make sure that EVs make up fully two-thirds of all new cars on the market by 2032. The radical new regulations would represent a quantum leap in EV sales; electric cars made up just 5.8% of all new vehicles sold.
Last week, the administration rolled out new regulations for <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/biden-admin-unveils-proposal-for-landmark-nationwide-crackdown-on-gas-cars" target="_blank" rel="noopener">tailpipe emissions</a> meant to facilitate the transition. The “more stringent” standards released by the agency would <a href="https://www.epa.gov/system/files/documents/2023-04/lmdv-multi-pollutant-emissions-my-2027-nprm-2023-04.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">induce</a> a 56% decrease in greenhouse gas emissions for light-duty vehicles as well as a 44% decrease for medium-duty vehicles, while similar standards were <a href="https://www.epa.gov/system/files/documents/2023-04/hd-ghg-veh-phase-3-nprm-2023-04.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">introduced</a> for heavy-duty vehicles.
The EPA asserted that the proposed standards would decrease carbon dioxide emissions by 10 billion tons over the next three decades and produce as much as $1.6 trillion in value. Skeptics, on the other hand, contend that the move would ignore widespread desires for affordable and reliable conventional vehicles.
Manchin, meanwhile, has become a thorn in the side of the administration&#8217;s aggressive environmental policymaking. The critical vote that helped pass the $740 billion Inflation Reduction Act, Manchin has frequently criticized how the Executive Branch is implementing the law. Most recently, he <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/manchin-blasts-biden-admin-over-new-ev-tax-credit-regulations" target="_blank" rel="noopener">blasted</a> a proposed rule that would loosen regulations on the electric vehicle tax credit.
“Yet again – the guidance released by the Department of the Treasury completely ignores the intent of the Inflation Reduction Act,” Manchin said. “It is horrific that the Administration continues to ignore the purpose of the law which is to bring manufacturing back to America and ensure we have reliable and secure supply chains. American tax dollars should not be used to support manufacturing jobs overseas. It is a pathetic excuse to spend more taxpayer dollars as quickly as possible and further cedes control to the Chinese Communist Party in the process.”
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“The guidance includes a 60-day comment period and I ask for every American to comment,” he added. “My comment is simple: stop this now – just follow the law.”
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Manchin Calls EPA's Push For Electric Cars A 'Trojan Horse' To Increase Dependence On China

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The wife of Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin of West Virginia may have violated an ethics pledge she made before taking her spot heading a federal economic development board, according to Fox News.
Gayle Manchin aided an Appalachia-focused nonprofit in applying for and <a href="https://coalfield-development.org/u-s-department-of-commerce-announces-62-8-million-award-to-west-virginia-coalition/">receiving</a> $62.8 million in federal grant money, some of which was later dispersed to an organization led by Jack Rossi, Sen. Manchin’s longtime campaign treasurer. Gayle heads a federal board that oversees Appalachia development, and her consulting on the grant process may be a violation of an ethics pledge she made before joining the board, according to <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/politics/manchin-wife-broke-conflicts-of-interest-ethics-pledge-emails">Fox News</a>.
Gayle, the co-chair of the Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC), advised the nonprofit group Coalfield Development on how to apply for federal grant money offered as part of the American Rescue Plan, emails reviewed by Fox suggest. Coalfield Development was one of 21 groups that competed for $100 million in grant money through the American Rescue Plan.
Coalfield Development CEO Brandon Dennison sent Gayle an email on October 19, 2021, that referenced his grant application and a phone call that Dennison and Gayle had apparently shared, describing it as “complementary and supportive of the ARC-initiated effort.” Dennison added that, despite the “highly competitive” application process, he was “looking forward to continued collaboration” with ARC.
Coalfield Development’s application earned the organization $62.8 million in federal grant money, $13 million of which was dispersed to the Charleston Area Alliance, on whose board of directors Rossi sits as chair.
Before Gayle joined ARC as co-chair, she signed an ethics <a href="https://extapps2.oge.gov/201/Presiden.nsf/8B3F5603473213CA852586B9002ECFB2/%24FILE/Manchin,%20Gayle%20%20finalEA.pdf">pledge</a> vowing “to avoid any actual or apparent conflict of interest” including “in any particular matter in which I know that I have a financial interest directly and predictably affected by the matter, or in which I know that a person whose interests are imputed to me has a financial interest directly and predictably affected by the particular matter.”
ARC denied any foul play in the rewarding of the grant money or any assertion that Gayle may have acted in violation of the pledge. “Federal Co-Chair Manchin does not have any financial interest in Coalfield Development, nor in the ACT Now Coalition,” a climate investment fund run by Coalfield Development, ARC said in a statement.
ARC said that Gayle “encouraged organizations in Appalachia to apply” for the grant money, but had “no role in approving any EDA Build Back Better applications.”
Coalfield Development <a href="https://twitter.com/CoalfieldWV/status/1647616371881017345">accused</a> Fox News of reporting “multiple inaccuracies” regarding Gayle’s involvement in the grant process. A Daily Wire request for further details on the inaccuracies was not answered by press time.
Gayle <a href="https://www.manchin.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/manchin-statement-on-senate-confirmation-of-gayle-manchin-as-arc-co-chair">joined</a> ARC on President Joe Biden’s recommendation in April 2021, roughly three months into Biden’s first term in office. Sen. Manchin is a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee and chairs the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee. He is a moderate Democrat and key swing vote in the closely divided Senate.
The Manchins have courted controversy about their finances before. Sen. Manchin <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2022/03/27/climate/manchin-coal-climate-conflicts.html">made</a> a fortune selling coal “gob,” typically a mining waste product, to a West Virginia power plant. Manchin, when he was serving as a state senator, helped the plant’s developers through application and regulatory processes, and his coal company has been in business with the plant for about two decades.

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Sen. <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/joe-manchin" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Joe Manchin</a> (D-WV) reportedly has severe reservations over the nomination of Julie Su, who oversaw billions in <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/coronavirus-relief" target="_blank" rel="noopener">pandemic relief</a> fraud during her time as a senior official in <a href="http://dailywire.com/topic/california" target="_blank" rel="noopener">California</a>, to replace Labor Secretary Marty Walsh.
Su led the California Labor Department, which oversees the state’s Employment Development Department, as one-tenth of the $114 billion in pandemic relief claims handled by the agency involved fraudulent activity. The total amount of fraud could have surpassed $31 billion, according to a January 2021 <a href="http://sfchronicle.com/business/article/California-officials-At-least-10-of-EDD-15897268.php" target="_blank" rel="noopener">report</a> from the San Francisco Chronicle.
Manchin recently informed the White House that he is hesitant to confirm Su, according to a <a href="https://www.axios.com/2023/04/13/biden-julie-su-labor-manchin" target="_blank" rel="noopener">report</a> from Axios which cited multiple unnamed sources, even as the lack of support from Manchin in the narrowly Democratic Senate could sink the nomination. Hesitant Democrats also provoked the withdrawal of Gigi Sohn to serve on the Federal Communications Commission and Phil Washington to work as head of the Federal Aviation Administration.
Opposition from Manchin similarly nixed the prospects of Neera Tanden to work as director of the Office of Management and Budget; she now serves as White House Staff Secretary.
Manchin faces re-election next year in his heavily Republican home state. Sen. Kyrsten Sinema (I-AZ) and Sen. Jon Tester (D-MT) could also oppose Su to create distance from President Joe Biden as they likewise launch potentially difficult re-election campaigns.
White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/white-house-defends-labor-secretary-nominee-who-oversaw-billions-in-covid-relief-fraud" target="_blank" rel="noopener">defended</a> Su last month as reporters cited the massive unemployment insurance fraud over which she presided. Jean-Pierre noted that Su was forced to handle one in five unemployment relief claims in the nation.
“It was a historic crush of unemployment claims at the onset of the pandemic. That’s what we were seeing,” Jean-Pierre told reporters. “The design of the initial pandemic unemployment systems and years of national investments in UI modernization led to challenges, including fraud attacks, as you were just stating, across the nation in red and blue states alike. That was happening across the country during the very early stages of the pandemic.”
Su answered journalists at the time by asserting that “there is no sugarcoating the reality” of the rampant fraud which occurred in California, according to a <a href="https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2021-01-25/california-unemployment-fraud-11-billion-investigations" target="_blank" rel="noopener">report</a> from the Los Angeles Times. “California has not had sufficient security measures in place to prevent this level of fraud, and criminals took advantage of the situation,” she added.
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She also blamed the Trump administration, saying officials neglected to offer guidance on distributing the funds. “It should be no surprise that EDD was overwhelmed, just like the rest of the nation’s unemployment agencies,” Su added. “And we now know that as millions of Californians applied for help, international and national criminal rings were at work behind the scenes working relentlessly to steal unemployment benefits using sophisticated methods of identity theft.”
House Republicans, who secured a narrow majority in the midterm elections, are examining the widespread fraud which accompanied the pandemic relief initiatives meant to stimulate the economy during the lockdown-induced recession. Criminals may have <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/fraudulent-lockdown-era-unemployment-payments-may-amount-to-60-billion-government-watchdog-says" target="_blank" rel="noopener">stolen</a> as much as $60 billion from the various federal unemployment programs enacted by the stimulus bills, according to a <a href="https://www.gao.gov/assets/gao-23-105523.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">report</a> from the Government Accountability Office. Other <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/shock-half-of-covid-19-unemployment-funds-may-have-gone-to-scammers" target="_blank" rel="noopener">estimates</a> say that $400 billion, half of the total unemployment funds approved by the federal government, was lost to fraud.

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