{"id":2319891,"date":"2024-08-06T09:54:01","date_gmt":"2024-08-06T13:54:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/manchins-ira-fight-with-biden-meant-a-loss-for-him-everywhere-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-08-06T09:56:30","modified_gmt":"2024-08-06T13:56:30","slug":"manchins-ira-fight-with-biden-meant-a-loss-for-him-everywhere-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/manchins-ira-fight-with-biden-meant-a-loss-for-him-everywhere-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Manchin\u2019s IRA fight with Biden meant a loss for him everywhere &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"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\">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%2Fmanchins-ira-fight-with-biden-meant-a-loss-for-him-everywhere-washington-examiner%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=2319891&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--><p>The \u2064article discusses \u2063Senator Joe Manchin&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/never-back-down-tested-limits-of-super-pacs-will-it-become-a-cautionary-tale\/\" title=\"Did Never Back Down push super PACs to their limits? Could it serve as a warning?\">challenging\u2064 position<\/a> as he prepares to leave the Senate. Once a centrist\u2064 Democrat and \u2064now\u2064 an independent, Manchin played a key role in negotiating the \u2063Inflation Reduction Act, \u200ca significant piece of legislation for President Biden&#8217;s agenda.\u2063 However, since its passage,\u2062 he has publicly criticized the act, particularly \u2062as it\u2064 has \u200bnot effectively \u200clowered grocery \u200bprices for his constituents in West \u2062Virginia. Despite acknowledging that his support for the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/whats-going-on-with-supreme-court-chief-justice-john-roberts-even-soros-cheered-roberts-at-davos\/\" title=\"What\u2019s Going on with Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts? Even Soros Cheered Roberts at Davos\">act made<\/a> his reelection difficult, his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-could-save-the-midterms-by-echoing-lbjs-promise-not-to-run\/\" title=\"Biden Could Save The Midterms By Echoing LBJ\u2019s Promise Not To Run\">current approval ratings<\/a> have plummeted. Republicans have strongly criticized his\u200b backing of \u200cthe legislation, with\u200b Governor Jim Justice, who is vying for\u2064 Manchin&#8217;s seat, labeling it a \u2062major mistake. \u2064Manchin&#8217;s final \u200bdays\u200c in office are fraught with tension as he navigates disapproval from \u2063both \u2064colleagues and voters.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Manchin&rsquo;s IRA fight with Biden meant a loss for him everywhere<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1724015\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Sen. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/joe-manchin\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Joe Manchin<\/a> (I-WV) is leaving the<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/senate\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title> Senate<\/a> fighting with everyone and pleasing no one. <\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/west-virginia\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\" West Virginia\">West Virginia<\/a> centrist Democrat-turned-independent was instrumental in writing and negotiating one of the most important pieces of legislation for President Joe Biden&rsquo;s legacy. And he has spent most of his time since it was signed into law disparaging it.<\/p>\n<p>Biden and the Democrats wanted to use their majorities to push through a historic piece of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/senate-leaders-reach-deal-to-fully-transfer-power-to-democrats\/\" title=\"Senate Leaders Reach Deal To Fully Transfer Power To Democrats\">climate change legislation<\/a>. Manchin was a speed bump and the key negotiator to trim down the $3.5 trillion &ldquo;Build Back Better&rdquo; plan to include oil and gas provisions. Instead of appeasing skeptics, the Inflation Reduction Act left his constituents wondering why the massive spending bill had done nothing to push down the price of groceries. <\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;He knew when he supported the Inflation Reduction Act it would likely make his reelection very, very difficult, if not impossible. He accepted that,&rdquo; Sen. John Hickenlooper (D-CO), a Manchin ally, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/news\/2024\/08\/05\/how-the-landmark-climate-law-hobbled-joe-manchin-00172722?nname=playbook&amp;nid=0000014f-1646-d88f-a1cf-5f46b7bd0000&amp;nrid=b184d69e-b2a2-4eb9-933e-7e669f36c25d&amp;nlid=630318\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>told<\/a> <em>Politico<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>Manchin might have accepted the reality he was going to frustrate colleagues and voters alike, telling <em>Politico&rsquo;s <\/em>E&amp;E News that &ldquo;the politics are what the politics are,&rdquo; but it hasn&rsquo;t made his final days in office any easier. <\/p>\n<p>Republicans have been more critical of the legislation than Manchin, who has even suggested he&rsquo;s open to voting to repeal the law. <\/p>\n<p>Gov. Jim Justice (R-WV), who is running for Manchin&rsquo;s Senate seat, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsandsentinel.com\/news\/business\/2023\/04\/justice-takes-swipe-at-manchin-over-inflation-reduction-act\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>called<\/a> it a &ldquo;real, real screw-up&rdquo; for Manchin to support the bill. Manchin&rsquo;s approval <a href=\"https:\/\/pro.morningconsult.com\/instant-intel\/senator-manchin-approval-rating-drops-west-virginia-survey\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>rating<\/a> in the red state dropped by double-digits after he advanced a piece of legislation known to be key for Biden.<\/p>\n<p>Manchin even criticized Biden for believing some administration officials who made promises about the legislation that were out of step with what most voters want.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I have told him that. I said, &lsquo;Sir, they are leading you down the primrose path.&rsquo; They truly are. This is not where America is,&rdquo; the senator said.<\/p>\n<p>The Inflation Reduction Act has led to seven projects totaling more than $930 million in investments in West Virginia, according to the news outlet. One is the Form Energy battery factory in the steel town of Weirton, West Virginia, where Manchin spoke to onlookers at its groundbreaking.<\/p>\n<p>He made sure they knew he worked with the other side of the aisle after insisting the legislation helped make sure the factory would open.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;And I&rsquo;m not making a political statement because when we wrote that bill, when we wrote the energy portion, we wrote it with my Republican friends helping me for the last five years,&rdquo; Manchin said.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title><strong><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>His work on the bill could sum up his congressional career, which has seen streaks of Manchin&rsquo;s freedom of thought ever since he was first sworn into Congress.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Joe Manchin is fearless,&rdquo; Hickenlooper said. &ldquo;He isn&rsquo;t in this for the popularity contest.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1724015\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1724015\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Senator Joe Manchin (I-WV) is departing the Senate amid conflicts with various parties and failing to satisfy anyone. The centrist Democrat-turned-independent played a crucial role in crafting and negotiating a significant piece of legislation for President Joe Biden\u2019s administration, yet he has largely criticized it since its enactment. While Biden and the Democrats aimed to leverage their majorities to pass groundbreaking climate change legislation, Manchin acted as an obstacle, negotiating to reduce the $3.5 trillion &#8220;Build Back Better&#8221; plan by incorporating oil and gas provisions. Instead of winning over skeptics, the Inflation Reduction Act left his constituents questioning why such extensive spending had not lowered grocery prices.<\/p>\n<p>Senator John Hickenlooper (D-CO), an ally of Manchin&#8217;s, noted that he understood supporting the Inflation Reduction Act would likely jeopardize his reelection chances but accepted that reality. Despite acknowledging that &#8220;the politics are what the politics are,&#8221; this awareness hasn&#8217;t eased his final days in office. Republicans have been more critical of the legislation than Manchin himself, who has even indicated a willingness to vote for its repeal. Governor Jim Justice (R-WV), who is campaigning for Manchin\u2019s Senate seat, labeled it a \u201creal screw-up\u201d for him to back the bill.<\/p>\n<p>Manchin&#8217;s approval ratings plummeted in West Virginia after he championed this key piece of legislation for Biden. He has also expressed discontent with Biden regarding promises made by some administration officials that did not align with voter expectations: \u201cI told him&#8230; they are leading you down the primrose path,\u201d he remarked.<\/p>\n<p>Despite these challenges, reports indicate that the Inflation Reduction Act has resulted in seven projects worth over $930 million in investments within West Virginia\u2014one being a battery factory by Form Energy in Weirton where Manchin highlighted bipartisan efforts during its groundbreaking ceremony: \u201cWe wrote it with my Republican friends helping me.\u201d His involvement with this bill encapsulates his congressional career marked by independent thought since taking office.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cJoe Manchin is fearless,\u201d Hickenlooper stated. \u201cHe isn\u2019t here for popularity.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2319892,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Manchin-Netanyahu.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[3620,37322,4426,5894,32076],"class_list":["post-2319891","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-biden","tag-ira","tag-manchin","tag-politics","tag-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Manchin-Netanyahu.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2319891","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=2319891"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2319891\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2319892"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2319891"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2319891"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2319891"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}