{"id":1576316,"date":"2022-07-28T09:58:00","date_gmt":"2022-07-28T13:58:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1576316"},"modified":"2022-07-28T10:03:51","modified_gmt":"2022-07-28T14:03:51","slug":"joe-manchin-says-he-will-support-reconciliation-package-claims-it-is-responsible-path-forward","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/joe-manchin-says-he-will-support-reconciliation-package-claims-it-is-responsible-path-forward\/","title":{"rendered":"Joe Manchin Says He Will Support Reconciliation Package, Claims It Is \u2018Responsible Path Forward\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fjoe-manchin-says-he-will-support-reconciliation-package-claims-it-is-responsible-path-forward%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1576316&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/joe-manchin-scaled-e1658955616812.jpg\" alt=\"image\" \/><\/div>\n<p>Democratic West Virginia Sen. Joe Manchin announced Wednesday that he will support a reconciliation package targeting prescription drug prices and the energy sector.<\/p>\n<p>The legislation, dubbed the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022, has not yet been written. However, Manchin said in a statement that the package will fight inflation by promoting an all-of-the-above energy policy and lower prescription drug prices. Inflation <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2022\/07\/13\/inflation-americans-cpi-squeeze-joe-biden\/\">increased<\/a> 9.1% over the twelve-month period ending June 30, the highest year-over-year increase since December 1981.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI support the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 because it provides a responsible path forward that is laser focused on solving our nation\u2019s major economic, energy and climate problems. The question for my colleagues is whether they are willing to put their election politics aside and embrace the commonsense approach that the overwhelming majority of the American people support and will best serve the future of this nation,\u201d Manchin said in a statement.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Reconciliation appears to have a new name: Inflation Reduction Act of 2022<\/p>\n<p>It also has a new supporter: Sen. Joe Manchin <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/IIcuG4Kqjj\">pic.twitter.com\/IIcuG4Kqjj<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Andrew Solender (@AndrewSolender) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AndrewSolender\/status\/1552394522746912768?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 27, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>\u201cIn addition to fighting inflation, we must stop pretending that there is only one way to combat global climate change or achieve American energy independence,\u201d he added. \u201cThis legislation ensures that the market will take the lead, rather than aspirational political agendas or unrealistic goals, in the energy transition that has been ongoing in our country. The Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 invests in the technologies needed for all fuel types \u2013 from hydrogen, nuclear, renewables, fossil fuels and energy storage \u2013 to be produced and used in the cleanest way possible. It is truly all of the above, which means this bill does not arbitrarily shut off our abundant fossil fuels.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Manchin repeatedly objected to the Build Back Better reconciliation framework throughout 2021, <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2021\/11\/01\/manchin-blasts-build-back-better\/\">arguing<\/a> that the package\u2019s proponents were hiding the true cost of the legislation through \u201cbudget gimmicks\u201d and \u201cshell games.\u201d His stance drew criticism from the left flank of the Democratic Party, with Minnesota Rep. Ilhan Omar <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2021\/09\/28\/omar-manchin-sinema-republicans-in-our-own-party\/\">suggesting<\/a> that the two-term senator is actually a Republican.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBuild Back Better is dead, and instead we have the opportunity to make our country stronger by bringing Americans together,\u201d Manchin reiterated in his statement. <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2022\/02\/01\/joe-manchin-build-back-better-dead\/\"><strong>(RELATED: Manchin: Build Back Better Is Dead)<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Democratic Arizona Sen. Kyrsten Sinema also opposed the Build Back Better framework. Left-wing activists repeatedly <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2021\/10\/03\/university-of-arizona-kyrsten-sinema-build-back-better-plan-act\/\">confronted<\/a> her over her position, at one point chasing her into a bathroom at Arizona State University. Sinema chiefly <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2021\/11\/02\/chuck-schumer-announces-deal-lower-drug-prices-spending-package-historic-transformative-plan\/\">objected<\/a> to provisions setting price caps on prescription drugs, although she came to an agreement with Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer in November 2021.<\/p>\n<p>Manchin announced his support just hours after 17 Senate Republicans joined with Democrats to <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2022\/07\/27\/senate-passes-semiconductor-package-chips-plus-schumer-young\/\">pass<\/a> the Chips Plus Act, which provides subsidies for semiconductors and scientific research and development. Minority Leader Mitch McConnell <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/LeaderMcConnell\/status\/1542600738823618564\">threatened<\/a> to withhold Republican support from the proposal following reports of Manchin\u2019s negotiations with Schumer, but he ultimately voted for the legislation.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Democratic West Virginia Sen. 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