{"id":1976365,"date":"2023-07-18T15:32:02","date_gmt":"2023-07-18T19:32:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/joe-manchin-dismissed-concerns-about-natural-gas-bans-now-he-wants-credit-for-stopping-them\/"},"modified":"2023-07-18T15:33:39","modified_gmt":"2023-07-18T19:33:39","slug":"joe-manchin-dismissed-concerns-about-natural-gas-bans-now-he-wants-credit-for-stopping-them","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/joe-manchin-dismissed-concerns-about-natural-gas-bans-now-he-wants-credit-for-stopping-them\/","title":{"rendered":"Manchin initially ignored worries over gas bans, now seeks recognition for halting them."},"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\">26<\/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-dismissed-concerns-about-natural-gas-bans-now-he-wants-credit-for-stopping-them%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=1976365&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>\n \u2062 <\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\n \u2064   \u200c<\/p>\n<h2>West Virginia Democrat in \u200c2021 opposed a \u200dmeasure\u2063 aimed at banning natural\u200d gas in buildings<\/h2>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p> \u2063 \u200c<\/p>\n<figure>\n\u200c    \u2062<figcaption>\n\u2062  \u2064    U.S. \u2062Senator Joe \u2062Manchin (D., W.V.) REUTERS\u2064 \/ \u2063Leah\u200d Millis<br \/>\n  \u200d  <\/figcaption>\u2062  <\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n  \u200c<\/p>\n<p>With a difficult \u2062reelection year approaching,\u2062 West Virginia&#8217;s \u200dSen. Joe\u200b Manchin is \u2063making\u2063 headlines by championing a measure to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/joe-manchin-dismissed-concerns-about-natural-gas-bans-now-he-wants-credit-for-stopping-them\/\" title=\"Manchin initially ignored worries over gas bans, now seeks recognition for halting them.\">block \u2062gas stove \u200dbans<\/a>. However, it&#8217;s\u200d worth noting that \u200cjust last year, Manchin opposed a similar measure,\u2063 expressing \u2064doubt \u2062that \u200cnatural \u200dgas bans would ever come to fruition.<\/p>\n<p>\u2064  <\/p>\n<div>\n\u200c    <\/p>\n<p><a \u200dhref=\"https:\/\/handsoffmyrewards.com\/?utm_source=freebeacon&#038;utm_medium=advertising&#038;utm_campaign=2023\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2064    <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/handsoffmyrewards.com\/?utm_source=freebeacon&#038;utm_medium=advertising&#038;utm_campaign=2023\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u200b  <\/p><\/div>\n<p>Manchin \u200crecently released a video where he proudly \u2062announced his efforts to secure various priorities \u200cfor West Virginia, including a measure\u2063 to prohibit the \u200bBiden administration from banning \u200bgas stoves. \u200bHowever, just two \u200dyears ago, Manchin opposed an amendment \u2062that \u2062aimed to prevent federal\u200b funds \u2063from \u2062being\u200c used to ban the\u2063 use of\u2064 natural\u200b gas in\u200b residential \u200cand\u2064 commercial \u2062buildings. \u2062At the time, Manchin didn&#8217;t see \u2062the need for such a measure.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I would be as concerned\u2062 as Senator \u200dBarrasso if I thought that\u200b would happen,&#8221; Manchin stated during a Senate\u200d Energy Committee\u200b meeting \u2063in\u200d July 2021. \u2062&#8221;I don&#8217;t\u2062 see that \u200dhappening.&#8221; However, other Democrats \u200cdisagreed, \u2064with\u2062 some arguing that a shift\u200c towards electrification would \u200cbring energy savings.<\/p>\n<p>This\u200c isn&#8217;t the first time Manchin has changed his\u2063 stance on energy\u2064 policy\u2064 as an election\u2062 year approaches.\u200b In May, he criticized the\u200d Biden administration \u2064for \u200cnot promoting offshore oil\u200d and gas\u2062 development, despite \u200dpreviously \u2064voting against a\u2064 measure \u2062that \u200dwould\u200c have required more offshore lease \u2062sales. Manchin&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/no-labels-ceo-refuses-to-rule-out-joe-manchin-as-groups-2024-candidate-too-premature\/\" title=\"No Labels CEO won't dismiss Joe Manchin as 2024 candidate: 'Too early'\">political future remains uncertain<\/a>,\u2064 with\u2062 speculation about a potential third-party\u2062 presidential \u200dbid. However, \u200bhis\u2062 Senate \u200dcolleagues are urging him\u2063 to \u2064run for \u2064reelection, although it&#8217;s expected to\u2062 be a challenging\u200d campaign.<\/p>\n<p> \u200b <\/p>\n<p>Regardless of his future plans, Manchin has recently\u200c positioned himself \u200bas \u2062a critic\u2064 of President Biden&#8217;s spending, \u2063particularly regarding\u200d the\u2064 trillion-dollar Inflation Reduction Act. \u2063However, it&#8217;s worth \u200cnoting\u2064 that Manchin\u200b himself \u200cplayed a\u2063 significant role in shaping\u2064 and \u2062supporting the bill\u200d just\u2064 a \u2062few \u200bmonths ago.<\/p>\n<div>\n   \u200c <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/handsoffmyrewards.com\/?utm_source=freebeacon&#038;utm_medium=advertising&#038;utm_campaign=2023\" \u2063target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2062    <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/handsoffmyrewards.com\/?utm_source=freebeacon&#038;utm_medium=advertising&#038;utm_campaign=2023\" \u200ctarget=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2063 \u200d <\/p><\/div>\n<p> \u2062 <\/p>\n<p>In addition \u200dto\u2063 the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/new-york-governor-announces-progress-in-push-to-ban-natural-gas-in-new-buildings\/\" title=\"New York Governor Announces Progress in Push To Ban Natural Gas in New Buildings\">controversy surrounding gas stove bans<\/a>,\u2064 the\u200d Biden administration has \u200dmoved forward\u2062 with \u2062plans to restrict \u200bgas stove sales. The Energy \u2064Department argues that these measures\u2063 are necessary to address\u2064 the global \u200cclimate\u2063 crisis. \u2063However, industry \u2062leaders \u2063and \u2064an Energy Department analysis\u200c suggest \u2062that a significant portion of gas stoves \u200don the market would be affected by these restrictions.<\/p>\n<p>Manchin has a history of changing his \u200dpositions \u200cas elections approach. In the \u2064past, he has reversed \u2062his stance on issues like border\u200b walls. As\u200d the political landscape evolves, it \u200bremains\u200c to be seen how Manchin&#8217;s \u200cpositions will continue to shift.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In 2021, West Virginia Democrat Senator Joe Manchin opposed a measure to ban natural gas in buildings. With reelection on the horizon, he is now promoting a bill to prevent gas stove bans, aiming to gain support in his challenging campaign year.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":176,"featured_media":1976366,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[544],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1976365","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-free-beacon"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1976365","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/176"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1976365"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1976365\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1976366"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1976365"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1976365"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1976365"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}