{"id":1738992,"date":"2022-11-15T06:03:08","date_gmt":"2022-11-15T11:03:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1738992"},"modified":"2022-11-15T07:33:36","modified_gmt":"2022-11-15T12:33:36","slug":"manchin-not-comfortable-hosting-hearing-for-biden-energy-commission-nominee-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/manchin-not-comfortable-hosting-hearing-for-biden-energy-commission-nominee-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Manchin \u201cNot Comfortable\u201d Hosting Hearing for Biden Energy Commission Nominee"},"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\">20<\/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%2Fmanchin-not-comfortable-hosting-hearing-for-biden-energy-commission-nominee-2%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=1738992&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--><p>Sen. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/t-joe-manchin\">Joe Manchin<\/a> (D-W.Va.), head of the Senate\u2019s Energy and Natural Resources Committee, said he will not schedule a confirmation hearing for\u00a0President Joe Biden\u2019s nominee Richard Glick for a second term as one of the nation\u2019s top energy regulators.<\/p>\n<p><span>Glick needs to be approved by the full senate to continue as chairman of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC).<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Chairman was not comfortable holding a hearing,\u201d Sam Runyon, a spokesperson for Manchin, said in a release.<\/p>\n<p>Manchin\u2019s stance left the future of another five-year term for Glick uncertain. Glick could serve through the end of this year, though his term runs out when the current congress adjourns on Jan. 2 or before.<\/p>\n<p>Glick, who was first nominated by then-president Donald Trump, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ferc.gov\/about\/commission-members\/chairman-glick\">joined<\/a> the FERC in late 2017. The little-known federal agency approves\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ferc.gov\/what-ferc\">projects<\/a> including interstate natural gas pipelines, liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminals, and hydropower.<\/p>\n<p>Biden <a href=\"https:\/\/www.whitehouse.gov\/briefing-room\/statements-releases\/2022\/05\/20\/president-biden-announces-key-nominees-16\/\">renominated<\/a> Glick for the commission\u2019s leadership in May.<\/p>\n<p>Manchin\u2019s decision came less than a week after the Democrat lawmaker <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/manchin-demands-public-apology-from-biden-over-outrageous-coal-comments_4844399.html\">blasted<\/a> the president over what he called \u201coutrageous\u201d speeches on shutting down coal plants. \u201cWe\u2019re going to be shutting these plants down all across America and having wind and solar,\u201d Biden <a href=\"https:\/\/www.whitehouse.gov\/briefing-room\/speeches-remarks\/2022\/11\/04\/remarks-by-president-biden-on-the-chips-and-science-act\/\">said<\/a> in California on Nov. 4.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPresident Biden\u2019s comments are not only outrageous and divorced from reality, they ignore the severe economic pain the American people are feeling because of rising energy costs,\u201d Manchin said in a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.manchin.senate.gov\/newsroom\/press-releases\/manchin-reacts-to-bidens-outrageous-coal-comments\">statement<\/a>\u00a0on Nov. 5.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cComments like these are the reason the American people are losing trust in President Biden and instead [believe] he does not understand the need to have an all in energy policy that would keep our nation totally energy independent and secure,\u201d Manchin said. \u201cIt seems his positions change depending on the audience and the politics of the day. Politicizing our nation\u2019s energy policies would only bring higher prices and more pain for the American people.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In March, Manchin, along with the commission\u2019s two Republicans, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/manchin-objects-to-new-greenhouse-gas-and-environmental-impact-policies-on-natural-gas-pipelines_4314705.html\">lashed out<\/a>\u00a0at the FERC\u2019s policy for scrutinizing interstate gas pipelines. Glick approved new guidelines in February that would have assessed greenhouse gas emissions and environmental impacts, including those on \u201cenvironmental justice communities,\u201d when approving natural gas projects.<\/p>\n<p>Manchin described the updated policies as \u201cshort-sighted actions\u201d and said in a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.energy.senate.gov\/services\/files\/32721CCD-9709-4CFC-8783-46090E189244\">hearing<\/a> at the time that they would \u201celevate environmental considerations above American energy reliability, security, and independence.\u201d\u00a0Days later, the commission walked back the policy rollout.<\/p>\n<p>The FERC and the White House have not responded to a request for comment.<\/p>\n<p><em>Reuters contributed to this report.<\/em><\/p>\n<div class=\"author_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"one_author_block round\">\n<div class=\"top_row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/author-dorothy-li\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/assets\/themes\/eet\/images\/default-user.png\" alt=\"Dorothy Li\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Follow<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Dorothy Li is a reporter for The Epoch Times based in Europe.\n<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sen. 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