{"id":570364,"date":"2021-06-22T13:06:21","date_gmt":"2021-06-22T17:06:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=570364"},"modified":"2021-06-22T13:06:23","modified_gmt":"2021-06-22T17:06:23","slug":"manchin-led-committee-pitches-bill-boosting-nuclear-energy-mining-amid-tense-infrastructure-negotiations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/manchin-led-committee-pitches-bill-boosting-nuclear-energy-mining-amid-tense-infrastructure-negotiations\/","title":{"rendered":"Manchin-Led Committee Pitches Bill Boosting Nuclear Energy, Mining Amid Tense Infrastructure Negotiations"},"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\">24<\/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-led-committee-pitches-bill-boosting-nuclear-energy-mining-amid-tense-infrastructure-negotiations%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=570364&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--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/GettyImages-Joe-Manchin-Energy-infrastructure-scaled-e1624375277183.jpg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\"  style=\"display:none\"><\/div>\n<p><span>Sen. <\/span><span>Joe Manchin<\/span><span> released a 423-page energy infrastructure package on Friday that will be discussed this week, according to the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>The West Virginia Democrat, who serves as the committee\u2019s chairman, introduced the discussion draft amid <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2021\/06\/18\/mcconnell-blast-manchins-voting-compromise-same-rotten-core-democrats\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">growing debates<\/a> on a larger bipartisan <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2021\/06\/21\/joe-biden-infrastructure-roads-bridges-highway\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">infrastructure bill<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" readability=\"10.417582417582\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Sen. Joe Manchin, the hub around which most infrastructure talk has spun, has come out with a massive draft bill that seems to be a wish list for the energy infrastructure spending portion of a larger deal.<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/x2tkcGFxjj\">https:\/\/t.co\/x2tkcGFxjj<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 E&#038;E News (@EENewsUpdates) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/EENewsUpdates\/status\/1406961109865799693?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 21, 2021<\/a> <\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span>The energy infrastructure <\/span><span>proposal <\/span><span>aims to \u201cinvest in the energy and outdoor infrastructure of the United States to deploy new and innovative technologies, update existing infrastructure to be reliable and resilient, and secure energy infrastructure against physical and cyber threats, and for other purposes,\u201d the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.energy.senate.gov\/services\/files\/B09CFA1F-623B-433E-9D0B-39C752062D94\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">draft bill<\/a> says.\u00a0 \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>The proposal looks to provide $1.2 billion in grants and credits for financially struggling nuclear power plants, funding for clean hydrogen research and transportation infrastructure and carbon capture development.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>It also allocates funds to improve the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2021\/06\/14\/texas-ercot-electric-grid-february-blackouts-summer-heat\/\"><span>electrical grid<\/span><\/a><span> by directing states to issue demand response policies, a program that awards customers who cut back on energy demand due to extreme weather.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Also in the draft are provisions to boost the supply chain for electric vehicle and grid storage batteries. This includes allocating billions of dollars to mining and manufacturing metals used in batteries, like lithium and nickel.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>The package aims to improve energy efficiency in commercial and residential buildings, schools and industrial facilities through government grants.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>The proposal looks to improve the cybersecurity protection of various energy resources through grants and federal funding, expand clean energy projects at former mines and capping old oil wells to reduce methane emission.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Manchin did not immediately respond to the Daily Caller News Foundation\u2019s request for comment. <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2021\/06\/20\/lindsey-graham-democrats-threatening-change-rules-cant-win-votes\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">(RELATED: \u2018I\u2019m Not Going To Be Extorted\u2019: Lindsey Graham Blasts Democrats For Threatening To Change The Rules If They Can\u2019t Win Votes)<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cChairman Manchin circulated a draft bill that represents his priorities. Neither Ranking Member Barrasso nor his staff had an opportunity to review this legislation before Chairman Manchin noticed the hearing,\u201d Ranking Member John Barrasso\u2019s office told the DCNF.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cRanking Member Barrasso is reviewing the draft legislation and looks forward to the opportunity to ask questions about it at the hearing,\u201d the Wyoming Republican\u2019s office said.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Content created by The Daily Caller News Foundation is available without charge to any eligible news publisher that can provide a large audience. For licensing opportunities of our original content, please contact <a href=\"mailto:licensing@dailycallernewsfoundation.org\">licensing@dailycallernewsfoundation.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sen. 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