{"id":2202917,"date":"2024-03-20T18:18:06","date_gmt":"2024-03-20T22:18:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/manchin-slams-biden-for-reckless-ev-mandate-telling-people-what-kind-of-car-they-can-have\/"},"modified":"2024-03-20T18:22:18","modified_gmt":"2024-03-20T22:22:18","slug":"manchin-slams-biden-for-reckless-ev-mandate-telling-people-what-kind-of-car-they-can-have","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/manchin-slams-biden-for-reckless-ev-mandate-telling-people-what-kind-of-car-they-can-have\/","title":{"rendered":"Manchin criticizes Biden&#8217;s &#8216;reckless&#8217; EV mandate, questioning the government&#8217;s role in prescribing car choices"},"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\">28<\/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-slams-biden-for-reckless-ev-mandate-telling-people-what-kind-of-car-they-can-have%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=2202917&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 \u2063Manchin Criticizes President Joe Biden&#8217;s Electric Vehicle Mandate<\/h2>\n<blockquote><p>Manchin, chairman of the Senate Energy and Natural \u2062Resources Committee, has\u200c frequently taken issue with Biden\u2019s\u200c <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/3-recent-failures-of-green-energy-policies\/\" title=\"3 Recent Failures of Green Energy Policies\">green energy policies<\/a>, with the matter being one of the main rifts between them. On Wednesday, Manchin released\u200b a statement on the Environmental Protection Agency finalizing its rule on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/virginia-dems-force-state-to-adopt-californias-crackdown-on-gas-cars\/\" title=\"Virginia Dems Force State to Adopt California\u2019s Crackdown on Gas Cars\">tailpipe emission standards<\/a>.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<h3>Challenging Federal Mandates and Green Energy Policies<\/h3>\n<p>Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV) has been \u200ca vocal critic of \u200bPresident Joe Biden&#8217;s\u2064 recent electric vehicle \u2062mandate, calling it &#8220;reckless&#8221; and an overreach of federal authority. In \u2062his\u200c statement, Manchin \u2062emphasized the importance of Americans&#8217;\u2062 freedom\u2064 to choose\u2064 the vehicles they drive in their daily lives.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Government Overreach:<\/strong> &#8220;The federal government\u2062 has no authority and no\u2062 right to\u2062 mandate what type of car or\u200b truck Americans \u2062can purchase for their everyday lives,&#8221; he \u2062asserted.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Supply Chain Concerns:<\/strong> Manchin raised \u2063concerns about the\u2064 rule&#8217;s impact on the\u200d security of supply chains, pointing out vulnerabilities to reliance on nations like China.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Transition Challenges:<\/strong> He criticized the lack of a realistic transition plan \u200caddressing domestic infrastructure needs in the shift towards\u200b electric vehicles.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The finalized emissions standards,\u2063 while eased from their\u200c initial proposals, still <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/if-bill-gates-and-elon-musk-actually-cared-about-climate-change-theyd-stop-schmoozing-china\/\" title=\"If Bill Gates And Elon Musk Actually Cared About Climate Change, They\u2019d Stop Schmoozing China\">pose significant restrictions<\/a> on automakers. Although not explicitly requiring a transition to electric vehicles,\u2064 the stringent pollution standards would compel manufacturers to increase the presence \u200cof EVs in\u2064 their vehicle lineups \u200dover traditional gas-powered models.<\/p>\n<h3>The Rift between Manchin \u2064and Biden: A \u2062Clash of Ideologies<\/h3>\n<p>President Biden&#8217;s green \u2062energy\u200c initiatives have become a focal point of contention \u200bbetween the two figures, symbolizing a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-fight-against-sexualizing-kids-doesnt-just-win-debates-it-wins-elections\/\" title=\"Fighting against sexualizing kids wins elections, not just debates\">broader ideological divide<\/a> within\u200d the Democratic Party.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Leftward \u200cShift:<\/strong> \u2064 Manchin views Biden&#8217;s environmental policies as emblematic of a \u2064leftward drift in the administration&#8217;s agenda,\u200b straying from more centrist positions.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Challenges to Reelection:<\/strong> Expressing his\u200b dissatisfaction, Manchin highlighted\u200b the need for a more moderate \u200dapproach, warning\u200d of the electoral repercussions of embracing extreme\u2062 positions.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>With \u2064tensions escalating over environmental regulations and energy policies, the \u2062clash between Senator\u2062 Manchin and President Biden underscores the\u2062 complexities of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/november-to-remember-can-republicans-turn-new-jersey-red-on-election-day\/\" title=\"Can GOP make New Jersey red on Election Day?\">balancing environmental goals<\/a> with economic \u2064considerations in\u200c shaping\u2064 national policies.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV) criticized President Joe Biden&#8217;s &#8220;reckless&#8221; electric vehicle mandate. As the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee chairman, Manchin often clashes with Biden over green energy policies, creating a significant divide between them. In a recent statement, Manchin addressed the Environmental Protection Agency&#8217;s actions, highlighting the ongoing disagreement<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2653,"featured_media":2202918,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/wex-s3.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/collage-maker-23-sep-2023-09-42-am-3600-1024x591.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2202917","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/wex-s3.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/collage-maker-23-sep-2023-09-42-am-3600-1024x591.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2202917","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\/2653"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2202917"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2202917\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2202918"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2202917"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2202917"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2202917"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}