"Manchin's Controversial Actions Shake Up Biden's Energy and Climate Policies"

Senator Joe Manchin has threatened to support the repeal of a major climate, health, and tax bill negotiated with Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer if the Biden administration does not change its course in implementing fossil fuel investments in the legislation. Manchin argued that the administration is ignoring the law's intent to support and expand fossil energy and is redefining "domestic energy" to increase clean-energy spending to potentially deficit-breaking levels. The bill passed last year on a party-line vote, and Manchin's support for its provisions could be critical in the narrowly divided Senate.