{"id":2158071,"date":"2024-01-24T13:57:02","date_gmt":"2024-01-24T18:57:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/joe-manchin-says-bidens-energy-policy-spits-in-the-face-of-rural-america\/"},"modified":"2024-01-24T14:01:15","modified_gmt":"2024-01-24T19:01:15","slug":"joe-manchin-says-bidens-energy-policy-spits-in-the-face-of-rural-america","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/joe-manchin-says-bidens-energy-policy-spits-in-the-face-of-rural-america\/","title":{"rendered":"Manchin: Biden&#8217;s Energy Policy Disrespects Rural America"},"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\">14<\/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-bidens-energy-policy-spits-in-the-face-of-rural-america%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=2158071&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--><section id=\"article\">\n<article data-post-title=\"Joe Manchin Says Biden's Energy Policy 'Spits in the Face of Rural America'\" data-post-slug=\"http:\/\/congress-demands-documents-from-penn-regarding-disciplinary-response-to-anti-semitism\" data-post-url id=\"print-1852062\">\n<div>\n<figure><figcaption>\n<h2>Joe Manchin \/\u2062 Getty Images<\/h2>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n<p>Senator Joe Manchin of West Virginia didn&#8217;t hold back\u2064 in his criticism of President Joe \u2064Biden&#8217;s proposed green energy \u2062policy, stating that it\u2064 &#8220;spits in the face of\u200d rural \u200cAmerica.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The moderate Democrat released a statement in response to the White House&#8217;s\u200d proposed guidance for an electric vehicle charging tax credit, which was established\u2064 by the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022. The proposed guidance includes a broad\u200b definition of \u2064who would qualify for the credit.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The administration just will not stop ignoring\u200b the law in pursuit of its radical climate agenda\u2014no\u2063 matter\u200b the cost,&#8221; Manchin said. &#8220;This proposed guidance completely spits in the face \u200dof\u2062 rural America with a\u200d brand-new \u200cinterpretation that makes close to the entire\u200d country eligible for a credit that was designed\u2064 to help drive investment in fueling infrastructure for electric, hydrogen, or natural-gas-powered vehicles in rural and low-income areas where \u200cprivate businesses \u200ccan\u2019t\u200d or won\u2019t invest.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>According to a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/from-impossible-to-credible-how-the-legacy-media-is-desperately-spinning-their-wuhan-lab-flip-flop\/\" title=\"From \u2018Impossible\u2019 To \u2018Credible\u2019: How The Legacy Media Is Desperately Spinning Their Wuhan Lab Flip-Flop\">fact sheet released<\/a> by the White House last week, two-thirds of Americans would \u2062qualify for the credit under the proposed guidance. The credit aims to fund\u2063 up to 30 percent of the cost of EV \u200dchargers for\u2062 individuals and businesses in &#8220;low-income communities and non-urban \u200careas.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;This proposed guidance\u2064 ensures that rural Americans will remain \u2064stuck at the end of\u200d the \u200cinvestment line, \u200dthe exact\u2062 problem this \u200btax\u2062 credit \u200dwas supposed to address, choosing to give hand-outs to those that don\u2019t need it while ignoring its responsibility to provide a hand up to rural communities \u2064at risk of being left behind,&#8221; Manchin said. &#8220;This proposal is just another example\u200c in a long line of this administration\u2019s attempts to force electric vehicles \u2063on Americans and spend money that Congress\u2064 didn\u2019t account \u2063for and \u200ddoesn\u2019t have in the budget.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The Inflation Reduction Act passed with Manchin&#8217;s\u2063 support after negotiations\u200b with Biden. However, Manchin accused Biden of using &#8220;administrative interpretation&#8221; \u200dto deviate \u200bfrom the agreed-upon legislation.<\/p>\n<p>In November,\u200b Manchin announced that he would not seek reelection to the \u200cSenate.\u2064 Instead, he expressed interest in mobilizing the\u2064 middle and bringing Americans together. Speculation has arisen that he\u2063 may \u2064align with the centrist group\u200b No Labels, which aims \u200bto field\u200c a bipartisan third-party \u2062presidential ticket.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/section>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> What \u200care Manchin&#8217;s concerns about the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/vanity-fair-attacks-pro-death-republicans-for-opposing-vax-mandates\/\" title=\"Vanity Fair Attacks \u2018Pro-Death\u2019 Republicans for Opposing Vax Mandates\">potential job losses<\/a> that could result from \u2062a shift \u2063towards renewable energy?<\/h2>\n<p><span>  P>Manchin expressed concern that the guidance could\u2064 disproportionately benefit wealthy individuals and urban areas, while neglecting the needs of\u2062 rural\u200c communities. He \u200dargued\u200c that rural America relies \u2063heavily on traditional energy sources \u2062such\u200d as coal, oil,\u2064 and natural gas, and Biden&#8217;s green energy policy fails to recognize this reality.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Rural America has been the\u2062 backbone\u2063 of our nation&#8217;s energy production for decades,&#8221; Manchin said. &#8220;It\u2063 is\u200c unfair and unjust to disregard the \u200bimpact that these new policies will have on the livelihoods of hardworking Americans in rural communities.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Manchin also raised concerns about the potential job losses that could result from a shift towards renewable energy. He emphasized\u200c the importance of supporting industries and\u2063 workers in coal\u2064 and fossil fuel\u200b production, \u200dstating that they provide crucial economic stability for rural areas.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We \u200dcannot simply \u200dabandon these industries and the workers \u200cwho depend on them,&#8221; Manchin said. \u2063&#8221;We\u200d need to find\u2064 a balanced approach that promotes\u200c clean energy while also \u200bprotecting the livelihoods \u200bof\u2062 those who have powered our nation.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Manchin&#8217;s comments come amid \u200congoing debates about the Biden administration&#8217;s energy policies. The White House has been pushing\u200c for \u200bsignificant investments in renewable energy and electric vehicles as part of its efforts to\u2062 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-goes-full-green-new-deal-tyrant-carbon-emissions-threaten-the-very-existence-of-our-planet-video\/\" title=\"Biden Goes Full Green New Deal Tyrant: Carbon Emissions Threaten \u201cthe Very Existence of our Planet\u201d (VIDEO)\">combat climate change<\/a>. However, \u2063critics \u200dargue that these policies could have\u200b negative implications for industries and communities\u200c that rely on traditional energy sources.<\/p>\n<p>Manchin&#8217;s opposition to Biden&#8217;s energy policy \u2063is significant given his role as a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/joe-manchin-not-fair-for-build-back-better-act-to-rely-on-budget-gimmicks\/\" title=\"Joe Manchin: Not 'Fair' for Build Back Better Act to Rely on Budget Gimmicks\">pivotal swing vote<\/a> in the evenly\u200d divided\u2063 Senate. \u2063His\u200d stance could potentially make \u200bit more challenging\u2064 for the administration to advance\u2062 its\u200b <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-epa-pick-most-solar-energy-electric-vehicle-parts-come-from-china\/\" title=\"Biden EPA Pick: \u2018Most\u2019 Solar Energy, Electric Vehicle Parts \u2018Come From China\u2019\">green energy agenda<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The senator&#8217;s criticism \u200bis not entirely\u200b surprising, as he represents a state heavily reliant on coal production. West Virginia has long been a major player in\u200d the coal industry, and any moves\u2063 towards renewable \u2063energy could have a significant \u200bimpact on the \u200cstate&#8217;s economy and workforce.<\/p>\n<p>It remains to \u200dbe seen how Manchin&#8217;s \u200bopposition will shape the future of Biden&#8217;s energy\u2062 policy. As the debate continues, it\u2062 is\u200b clear that finding a middle \u2063ground \u2063that addresses both\u2062 environmental concerns \u200cand the \u200bneeds of rural communities will be crucial.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sen. Joe Manchin (D., W.Va.) criticized President Biden&#8217;s green energy policy, stating it disrespects rural America. 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