{"id":2002336,"date":"2023-08-16T11:27:01","date_gmt":"2023-08-16T15:27:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/manchin-vows-unrelenting-fight-with-biden-on-inflation-reduction-acts-one-year-anniversary\/"},"modified":"2023-08-16T11:29:11","modified_gmt":"2023-08-16T15:29:11","slug":"manchin-vows-unrelenting-fight-with-biden-on-inflation-reduction-acts-one-year-anniversary","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/manchin-vows-unrelenting-fight-with-biden-on-inflation-reduction-acts-one-year-anniversary\/","title":{"rendered":"Manchin promises to persistently battle Biden over Inflation Reduction Act&#8217;s first year"},"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\">24<\/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-vows-unrelenting-fight-with-biden-on-inflation-reduction-acts-one-year-anniversary%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=2002336&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--><h2>Sen. Joe Manchin: \u2064Walking a Delicate Line\u200b on the Inflation\u2062 Reduction Act<\/h2>\n<p>Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV) finds\u2062 himself in a precarious position\u2063 as the one-year anniversary of the Inflation Reduction Act approaches. While he helped author the bill, he has since threatened\u2063 to join Republicans in\u200b repealing it.<\/p>\n<p>Like other Democrats commemorating the anniversary, Manchin praises the\u2062 legislation as \u2064&#8221;one of the most historic pieces of legislation passed in decades.&#8221; He highlights its benefits, such as the $35 cap on insulin for seniors and funding for a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/manchins-spending-bill-shafts-coal-miners-with-massive-tax-hike\/\" title=\"Manchin\u2019s Spending Bill Shafts Coal Miners With Massive Tax Hike\">black lung disability trust<\/a>. However,\u2064 he \u2062criticizes Republicans for playing &#8220;political games&#8221; with a \u200dbill that aims to support low- and middle-income\u200b families.<\/p>\n<h3>Opposition to\u200c the Biden Administration&#8217;s Energy Provisions<\/h3>\n<p>Despite his initial support\u200c for the Inflation Reduction Act, Manchin \u2062expresses dissatisfaction with the way the Biden administration has implemented its energy provisions. He vows to oppose \u200dwhat he sees as the president&#8217;s &#8220;radical \u200bclimate agenda.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>In a statement, Manchin asserts, &#8220;Make no mistake, the IRA is exactly the kind of legislation that in normal political times both political parties would proudly embrace because it is about\u2063 putting the interests of Americans\u200d and West\u200b Virginians first. \u200dGoing forward, I will \u200bpush back on those\u2064 who\u2063 seek to undermine this significant legislation for their respective political agenda, and that begins with my unrelenting\u200b fight against the Biden administration\u2019s efforts to implement the IRA as a radical\u2064 climate agenda instead \u2064of implementing the IRA that was\u200c passed \u2063into law.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Manchin&#8217;s Role in the Inflation \u2062Reduction Act<\/p>\n<p>As \u200dthe decisive \u200bvote on the Inflation Reduction \u200bAct, \u200cManchin played a crucial\u2063 role \u200din \u200cpassing this comprehensive tax, climate, and healthcare bill. Despite being a conservative Democrat and a thorn in President Joe Biden&#8217;s side, he initially opposed the Build\u200c Back \u200cBetter plan. However, he eventually agreed to support\u2064 the pared-down Inflation Reduction Act in exchange for a deal on energy permitting reform.<\/p>\n<p>Disagreements with the Biden Administration<\/p>\n<p>Manchin has been\u200d engaged in \u200ca protracted battle with President Biden over the administration&#8217;s \u2064preference for clean energy \u2062over\u2064 the &#8220;all-of-the-above&#8221; energy strategy prescribed by the law. As the chairman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, he\u200c has placed a hold on all Environmental Protection Agency \u2063nominees since \u200cMay \u200ddue to a \u2064Biden rule on\u200c <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/steve-milloy-supreme-errors-require-supreme-fixes\/\" title=\"Steve Milloy: Supreme Errors Require Supreme Fixes\">power plant emissions<\/a>. He also declined an\u2063 invitation to attend a\u200c White House event\u200b celebrating\u2062 the \u200dlaw&#8217;s\u200c passage.<\/p>\n<p>Attacks and Uncertain Future<\/p>\n<p>Despite his criticisms, \u200dManchin has \u200cnot been shielded from attacks \u2064over his support \u2063for the Inflation Reduction Act. The \u2062McConnell-aligned nonprofit organization \u2063One Nation launched \u200ca \u200c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mike-pence-calls-for-2024-litmus-test-on-abortion\/\" title=\"Pence urges abortion litmus test for 2024.\">significant ad campaign<\/a>, highlighting his &#8220;pivotal role&#8221; in &#8220;writing President\u200b Biden\u2019s green energy scheme.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Considered one of the most vulnerable Democrats \u200bup for reelection \u200din \u20642024,\u2062 Manchin \u200bhas not confirmed whether \u2063he will run for another term in the Senate. He has even left the door open to\u2063 potentially challenging Biden for \u200dpresident as\u2062 a third-party candidate.<\/p>\n<p>Leaving the Democratic \u200dParty?<\/p>\n<p>Earlier this month, Manchin\u200b floated the possibility of leaving the \u200dDemocratic Party to become an independent. He denounced the extremes on both sides of the aisle and called for elected leaders\u2062 to prioritize the goal of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/manchin-vows-unrelenting-fight-with-biden-on-inflation-reduction-acts-one-year-anniversary\/\" title=\"Manchin promises to persistently battle Biden over Inflation Reduction Act's first year\">legislation \u2014 helping\u200c hard-working families<\/a> and building a better, stronger, and more \u200bsecure nation.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\">Click here<\/a> to read more from The Washington Examiner.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV) treads carefully on the Inflation Reduction Act&#8217;s one-year anniversary. Despite co-authoring the bill, he now contemplates aligning with Republicans to repeal it. 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