{"id":2133631,"date":"2023-12-26T09:48:06","date_gmt":"2023-12-26T14:48:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/four-times-manchin-gave-biden-a-lump-of-coal-ahead-of-possible-2024-showdown\/"},"modified":"2023-12-26T09:52:41","modified_gmt":"2023-12-26T14:52:41","slug":"four-times-manchin-gave-biden-a-lump-of-coal-ahead-of-possible-2024-showdown","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/four-times-manchin-gave-biden-a-lump-of-coal-ahead-of-possible-2024-showdown\/","title":{"rendered":"Manchin gifts Biden coal four times before potential 2024 clash"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><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%2Ffour-times-manchin-gave-biden-a-lump-of-coal-ahead-of-possible-2024-showdown%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=2133631&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>This year will mark \u200dSen. \u200bJoe Manchin\u2019s (D-WV) final session\u2062 in the Senate, a tenure\u200c marked by moments \u200din which he pushed back on President Joe\u200c Biden\u2019s agenda.<\/h2>\n<p>Rather than seek reelection to his coveted seat,\u2064 the West\u2064 Virginia Democrat said he plans to travel the country in hopes of unifying the divided political wings. The decision has sparked speculation about Manchin\u2019s presidential ambitions\u200c and whether he could\u200d challenge \u200bBiden again,\u200b but this time for the highest office in \u200bthe\u200c land.<\/p>\n<h2>TWELVE DAYS OF \u2062WEX-MAS: IMPEACHMENT INQUIRY BECOMES 2024 LIGHTNING ROD<\/h2>\n<h3>Here\u2063 are the moments Manchin\u200b blocked \u2064Biden and Democrats\u2019 \u200dagenda in \u200bCongress this year:<\/h3>\n<ol>\n<li>\n    <strong>Manchin\u2019s Inflation Reduction Act anniversary\u200d promise<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Manchin won\u200b the ire of\u2064 Republicans after he and Senate \u200cMajority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) came together to pass\u2062 the Inflation Reduction Act last summer. The\u2063 Democratic senator heralded the legislation\u2062 one\u200b year later, though he cautioned \u200din a statement \u200don the anniversary of the bill\u2019s\u2063 passage that he would mount an\u200c \u201cunrelenting fight against the Biden \u2062administration\u2019s\u200b efforts\u2064 to implement the IRA\u2063 as a radical climate\u200d agenda.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMake no mistake, the IRA\u200d is exactly the kind\u2062 of legislation that in <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\">normal political times<\/a> \u2063both political parties would proudly embrace because it is about putting the interests of\u2064 Americans and West Virginians first,\u201d Manchin said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cGoing forward I\u2063 will push back\u2063 on those who \u200cseek to \u200cundermine this significant legislation for\u200b their respective political agenda,\u201d he continued. \u201cThat begins with \u200bmy\u200b unrelenting fight against the Biden administration\u2019s \u200cefforts to implement the IRA as a \u200cradical climate \u200bagenda instead\u200b of implementing the IRA that was passed into \u2062law.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n    <strong>Blocking Julie Su\u2019s nomination as labor secretary<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Biden nominated Deputy Labor Secretary Julie Su in February \u200bto replace former Labor Secretary\u2062 Marty Walsh, who\u2062 left his post to\u2063 lead \u200cthe National Hockey\u200c League Players\u200c Association.<\/p>\n<p>Her nomination \u200cwas met with \u200cheavy criticism from Senate Republicans and centrist Democrats, largely based on her time leading California\u2019s \u2063Labor and Workforce Development Agency during the pandemic.\u200c Under \u200dSu, the state fulfilled between $20 billion and $32 billion in fraudulent\u200c unemployment claims, and roughly 5 million Californians\u200c saw \u2063their benefits payments severely \u200ddelayed.<\/p>\n<p>Following months \u2062of speculation, Manchin announced in July that he would oppose Su\u2019s\u2062 nomination, striking a \u2063major blow to her confirmation \u2064chances.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI believe the \u2064person leading the U.S. Department of Labor should have the \u200dexperience to collaboratively\u2064 lead\u2064 both labor and industry to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/manchin-to-oppose-biden-labor-pick-julie-su-in-major-blow-to-confirmation-chances\/\" title=\"Manchin deals major blow to Su's confirmation as Biden's Labor pick.\">forge compromises acceptable<\/a> to both parties,\u201d Manchin \u2063said\u2063 in\u200b a statement.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhile her credentials and qualifications are impressive, I have genuine concerns that Julie\u200c Su\u2019s \u2063more progressive \u2064background\u2062 prevents her from doing this,\u201d he \u2062continued. \u201cFor that reason, I\u200d cannot \u2064support her nomination to \u2062serve as Secretary \u2063of Labor.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n    <strong>Derailing Gigi\u2064 Sohn\u2019s FCC nomination<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The White\u200c House withdrew\u200b Gigi Sohn\u2019s nomination\u200d to the key fifth seat on the Federal\u2064 Communications Commission in March after\u2062 Manchin announced he was pulling his\u200b support for her confirmation.<\/p>\n<p>Manchin argued in a statement that the \u200dcriticism she was facing was \u200b\u201ca\u200b result of \u2064her years of partisan activism, inflammatory \u200cstatements online, and \u200bwork with far-left groups. She has \u2064also spent many years as a \u2062public \u2064interest advocate, using \u200csimilarly\u2064 inflammatory language on social media.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFor nearly 100\u200b years, the FCC\u200d has been an\u200b independent, nonpartisan \u2062regulator of \u2064all forms of communication\u2064 in American life, from radio to television to satellite. \u200cUnfortunately,\u200d over the last several years, it \u200dhas become increasingly politicized,\u201d Manchin explained. \u201cEspecially now, the FCC must remain \u2064above the toxic partisanship that Americans are sick\u200d and tired of, and Ms. Sohn has clearly shown\u2064 she\u2063 is\u2064 not the person to do\u2064 that.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Democrats have spent \u2062years trying to reclaim a majority\u200c on the five-seat FCC board, which would give them the\u2064 control necessary to reinstate net neutrality rules undone\u200d by\u2062 former President Donald Trump\u2019s administration.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n    <strong>Pulling support for\u2062 Biden\u2019s \u2062long-stalled Labor nominee<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Manchin and Sen.\u200d Bob Menendez (D-NJ) joined all Republicans to \u200bblock \u2062Democrats from advancing Jose Javier Rodriguez\u2019s nomination as assistant secretary of labor \u2062late last month.<\/p>\n<p>Rodriguez\u2019s nomination, which would\u200b have him lead the Labor\u200d Department\u2019s Employment\u200b and Training Administration, has been in the \u2063works for over two years. Biden first nominated Rodriguez, a workers rights attorney and former Florida\u200d state senator, to \u200bthe post in \u2064July 2021.<\/p>\n<p>The\u2063 Senate Health,\u2062 Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee was deadlocked on advancing his nomination that year when the Senate \u200bwas split\u200b 50-50 and committees were evenly divided.\u2064 The stalemate caused \u2063Rodriguez\u2019s nomination to \u2064expire,\u2063 forcing Biden\u200b to renominate him \u2063to the\u2064 position in 2023.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> What are the concerns expressed by Manchin about Gigi Sohn&#8217;s views \u200bon regulatory actions and \u200cpotential overreach?<\/h2>\n<p><span>  Fter Manchin\u200b publicly voiced \u2062his opposition. Sohn, a prominent advocate for \u200dnet \u200cneutrality, had\u200d faced backlash from conservative groups. Manchin expressed concerns \u2064about\u200b her views on regulatory actions and potential overreach.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhile I\u2062 appreciate \u200cGigi Sohn\u2019s \u2063knowledge \u200cof \u2062the FCC\u2063 and the\u2063 communications industry, her\u200d nomination\u2064 raises\u2064 serious\u200c concerns about the role of the \u2064agency and its ability \u200cto function.<\/p>\n<p>Manchin\u2019s \u200bopposition was seen as a significant setback for the Biden administration, as Sohn\u2019s confirmation would \u200chave \u200csolidified\u200c a Democratic majority on the \u2062FCC.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>    <strong>Rejecting the For the People Act<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Manchin drew \u200bfierce criticism\u200b from his own party when he \u2062announced\u2062 his \u200dopposition to the For the\u200b People\u2064 Act,\u200b a sweeping voting rights bill\u2064 championed by Biden and\u200d other Democrats.\u2063 Manchin argued\u2064 that the bill should have bipartisan support and\u200d proposed a compromise version called\u200b the Freedom \u2063to Vote\u2062 Act.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI believe that partisan voting legislation will destroy the already weakening binds of our democracy, and for that reason, I will vote against the For the People Act,\u201d Manchin wrote\u200b in an op-ed\u200c for the\u200c Charleston Gazette-Mail.<\/p>\n<p>The\u2063 rejection of\u200c the For the People Act dealt a blow to Democrats\u2019 efforts \u2064to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/republicans-democrats-h-r-1-is-a-power-grab-would-undermine-states-election-rules\/\" title=\"Republicans: Democrats\u2019 H.R. 1 Is a Power Grab, Would Undermine States\u2019 Election Rules\">expand voting rights<\/a> and reform campaign finance laws.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>Manchin\u2019s \u200crole as a \u2062swing vote and his willingness to\u200d challenge\u200d his own party\u2019s agenda has made\u200c him a \u2062central figure\u200b in the Senate\u2062 and \u200da target\u2062 of criticism from both Republicans and Democrats. As he \u2063enters his final\u2062 year in the\u200b Senate, all eyes will\u200d be \u200con him and\u200b his potential\u200b future \u200cendeavors. Whether he decides to \u200brun for president or \u200ccontinue advocating for bipartisanship, Manchin\u2019s impact on American politics is sure to \u200cbe felt \u2062for years to come.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV) will conclude his Senate term this year, having consistently opposed President Biden&#8217;s agenda. Instead of seeking reelection, the West Virginia Democrat intends to travel nationwide, aiming to unite the politically divided factions<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2133632,"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":[538],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2133631","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner"],"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\/2133631","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\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2133631"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2133631\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2133632"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2133631"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2133631"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2133631"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}