{"id":2379659,"date":"2024-12-13T07:14:09","date_gmt":"2024-12-13T12:14:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/manchin-hands-parting-gifts-to-trump-and-biden-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-12-13T07:15:08","modified_gmt":"2024-12-13T12:15:08","slug":"manchin-hands-parting-gifts-to-trump-and-biden-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/manchin-hands-parting-gifts-to-trump-and-biden-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Manchin hands parting gifts to Trump and Biden &#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\">22<\/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-hands-parting-gifts-to-trump-and-biden-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=2379659&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>Senator Joe Manchin, an self-reliant from \u2064West Virginia, is making headlines as he wraps up his final term in the Senate. Recently, he voted against the nomination of Chairwoman Lauren McFerran for the \u2062National Labor Relations Board, disappointing\u2063 Democrats hoping to gain a majority on the board.\u200c Concurrently,Manchin has angered Republicans by voting to confirm several judicial nominees without their support,which contradicts his earlier commitments. Senate Majority Leader\u2064 Chuck Schumer expressed frustration over McFerran&#8217;s failed nomination, describing it \u200bas a setback for workers&#8217; rights.<\/p>\n<p>Despite leaving the Democratic Party\u2064 earlier\u2062 in the year,Manchin continues to align \u2062with Democrats,recently supporting\u200b various judicial nominees \u200cwho faced Republican opposition. \u200bHe justified \u200dhis\u200c decisions by emphasizing the candidates&#8217; qualifications rather than\u2064 party politics. He \u200bnoted that some of the nominees\u2062 he supported might have garnered republican backing under different circumstances. Additionally, manchin announced his decision \u2062not to seek reelection ahead of what would have been a challenging campaign against Republican \u200dGovernor Jim Justice.  <\/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 hands parting gifts to Trump and Biden ahead of Senate retirement<\/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_1910599\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/joe-manchin\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Sen. Joe Manchin (I-WV)\">Sen. Joe Manchin (I-WV)<\/a> is at it again, giving <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/senate\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"senators\">senators<\/a> on both sides of the aisle reason to be upset with him days before he finishes out his final term in the Senate.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/west-virginia\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"West Virginia\">West Virginia<\/a> independent kept all of Washington guessing on Wednesday ahead of a critical vote that would have handed Democrats a majority on the National Labor Relations Board. He ended up <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/3257740\/sinema-finally-returns-unexplained-absence-tank-biden-labor-nominee\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">sinking<\/a> the nomination of Chairwoman Lauren McFerran, meaning the seat will be open for President-elect Donald Trump to appoint when he starts his second term in January.<\/p>\n<p>At the same time, Manchin has disappointed Republicans. He&rsquo;s voted <a href=\"https:\/\/www.senate.gov\/legislative\/LIS\/roll_call_lists\/vote_menu_118_2.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">six times<\/a> in the last few weeks alone to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/schumer-says-biden-admin-must-restore-the-balance-to-the-bench-after-horrible-trump-judicial-appointments\/\" title=\"Schumer Says Biden Admin Must \u2018Restore The Balance To The Bench\u2019 After \u2018Horrible\u2019 Trump Judicial Appointments\">confirm judicial nominees<\/a> who lacked GOP support despite a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/3155648\/manchin-biden-judge-pledge-senate\/\">prior promise<\/a> not to do so. The flip-flop has helped President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/joe-biden\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"President Joe Biden\">Joe Biden<\/a> reach, and likely surpass, the number of judges Trump was able to name to the federal bench.<\/p>\n<p>Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) didn&rsquo;t even try to hide his frustration in a statement released shortly following the labor board vote.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;It is deeply disappointing, a direct attack on working people, and incredibly troubling that this <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">highly qualified nominee<\/a>, with a proven track record of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ohio-senate-polls-bernie-moreno-vs-sherrod-brown\/\" title=\"Ohio Senate polls Bernie Moreno vs Sherrod Brown.\">protecting worker rights<\/a>, did not have the votes,&rdquo; he said of McFerran.<\/p>\n<p>But Democrats are taking the wins where they can get them. As of Thursday, Democrats had <a href=\"https:\/\/datavisualizations.heritage.org\/courts\/judicial-appointments-tracker\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">confirmed<\/a> 233 judicial nominees. In comparison, Trump during his first term confirmed 234.<\/p>\n<p>Manchin, who <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/3024128\/joe-manchin-leaves-democratic-party-and-registers-as-independent-2\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">left<\/a> the Democratic Party in May but still caucuses with the Democrats, recently voted to confirm Judges Keli Marie Neary, Tiffany Rene Johnson, Anthony J. Brindisi, Gail A. Weilheimer, Catherine Henry, and Sparkle L. Sooknanan. None of these nominees had Republican support.<\/p>\n<p>Manchin defended his votes in a brief interview with the <em>Washington Examiner<\/em>, emphasizing he made his decisions by looking at each judge&rsquo;s qualifications.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I looked at the qualifications based on the person and I knew everything is hyper, everything is hyper at the end &mdash; and I said it&rsquo;s ridiculous to tank somebody because of hyper politics for the last week or two,&rdquo; Manchin said<em> <\/em>on Thursday.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;So, we looked at the credits and qualities of each person,&rdquo; he added.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">FILE&mdash;Sen. Joe Manchin (I-WV) speaks to reporters at the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, Sept. 30, 2021. Manchin will deliver his final speech on the floor of the Senate today, Tuesday, Dec. 3, 2024. (AP Photo\/J. Scott Applewhite, File)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Manchin also said he believes some of the nominees he supported would have received Republican support if not for the lame-duck session.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Absolutely, I made sure I was checking with the ones that I always could count on,&rdquo; Manchin said.<\/p>\n<p>Manchin had <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/3155648\/manchin-biden-judge-pledge-senate\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">previously<\/a> said a vote he cast to advance the nomination of Kevin Ritz, a Tennessee judge opposed by all Republicans, in September was a &ldquo;one-off&rdquo; and claimed he was sticking with his pocket veto policy.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The former West Virginia governor-turned-senator ultimately decided <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/2455649\/manchin-wont-seek-senate-reelection-as-he-promises-to-fight-to-unite-the-middle\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">not to run<\/a> for reelection last year after it became clear that he&rsquo;d be facing a formidable challenge from current Gov. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/jim-justice\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Jim Justice<\/a> (R-WV), who ultimately won the seat. The incoming senator said he doesn&rsquo;t consider Manchin to be a maverick.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Joe wants to, per se, call himself a centralist, but he seems to very quickly migrate back in a direction that moves away from a lot of the people in West Virginia, and people were not very happy about that in West Virginia,&rdquo; Justice said in an interview with the <em>Washington Examiner.&nbsp;<\/em><\/p>\n<p>However, the 77-year-old was at times on the war path against his own party during Biden&rsquo;s term. He clashed with the administration on climate policy and effectively blocked the confirmation of acting Labor Secretary Julie Su and Office of Management and Budget nominee Neera Tanden, who now serves as a domestic policy adviser.<\/p>\n<p>Manchin worked with Schumer and the administration for over a year to produce the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.democrats.senate.gov\/imo\/media\/doc\/inflation_reduction_act_of_2022.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Inflation Reduction Act<\/a>, which fell far short of Democrats&rsquo; initial effort to put together a sweeping climate and social program law known as the Build Back Better Act. He eventually agreed to support the pared-down Inflation Reduction Act in exchange for a deal on energy permitting reform.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Yet the West Virginia senator&rsquo;s relationship with the Democrats would sour once again, as he became frustrated with how the legislation was implemented. As the chairman of the Energy and Natural Resources Committee, he threatened to sue the Biden administration in April 2023 after the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/treasury\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Treasury Department<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/home.treasury.gov\/news\/press-releases\/jy1379\">unveiled its <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/manchin-does-delicate-dance-with-democrats-as-he-considers-political-future\/\" title=\"Manchin treads carefully with Democrats while pondering political future.\">electric vehicle tax rules<\/a><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>During his tenure, Manchin also served as a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/1807439\/senate-democrats-wait-as-sinema-considers-supporting-manchin-backed-spending-bill\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">roadblock<\/a> to prevent the erosion of the filibuster, a 60-vote threshold to end debate that gives the minority party the power to block legislation.<\/p>\n<p>In Manchin&rsquo;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/3249091\/manchin-farewell-speech-parting-wish-senate-save-filibuster\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">farewell address <\/a>on the Senate floor last week, he acknowledged his independent streak tends to cause friction with the entire chamber.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I&rsquo;ve had my share of tough votes, and at times I felt like, I feel like, the whole Senate was united in being upset with me,&rdquo; he said, addressing over 30 senators in the chamber gathering to listen.<\/p>\n<p>Manchin&rsquo;s colleagues say they have come to expect that he &ldquo;occasionally votes his conscience against the caucus.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Joe obviously has been really important to getting big things done, and he occasionally votes his conscience against the caucus, like that&rsquo;s not new. That&rsquo;s who he has been since I got here,&rdquo; said Sen. Chris Murphy (D-CT).&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;He&rsquo;s often with us and sometimes he&rsquo;s not with us &mdash; I frankly think we would be well-served if we had more people from deep-red states who vote with us a lot and against us sometimes,&rdquo; Murphy added.<\/p>\n<\/div>\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_1910599\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1910599\"}});<\/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>Manchin frustrates both parties before Senate retirement<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3527,"featured_media":2379660,"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\/12\/Manchin-Decemeber-scaled-1024x682.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[3620,4426,46717,3634],"class_list":["post-2379659","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-biden","tag-manchin","tag-parting-gifts","tag-trump"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Manchin-Decemeber-scaled-1024x682.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2379659","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\/3527"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2379659"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2379659\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2379663,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2379659\/revisions\/2379663"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2379660"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2379659"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2379659"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2379659"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}