The West Virginia Democrat used a Senate hearing this week to promote a toxic coal mining byproduct that is a source of profit for his family business. Sen. Joe Manchin on Thursday responded dismissively to a reporter’s question about the glaring conflict of interest posed by his family’s ownership of a business that is profiting from coal […]
The right-wing West Virginia Democrat and fossil fuel investor has previously confessed his intent to quash his own party’s sweeping $3.5 trillion Build Back Better package. Underscoring the yawning chasm between progressives’ demands for a $3.5 trillion Build Back Better package and right-wing Democrats’ refusal to accept such spending, U.S. Sens. Joe Manchin and Bernie Sanders wrangled over the bill’s […]
Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin of West Virginia penned an op-ed Sunday vowing to oppose the For the People Act when it hits the Senate floor later this month and reiterating his objections to eliminating the filibuster, effectively guaranteeing that the ambitious voting rights bill will fail to pass. Published in West Virginia’s Charleston Gazette-Mail, Manchin’s op-ed comes as Republicans are pushing hundreds […]