Staff Reports
Hold onto your hats, folks, because West Virginia’s own Senator Joe Manchin has announced that he’s hanging up his Senate hat and hitting the road instead! The Democratic senator has declared that he won’t seek reelection, and instead, he’s planning to take his show on the road, all in the name of bringing our divided nation together. Some are even murmuring about the possibility of a Manchin-Biden showdown for the presidency in 2024!
Four times Manchin gave Biden a lump of coal ahead of possible 2024 showdown https://t.co/89J927nhqx https://t.co/89J927nhqx
— Washington Examiner (@dcexaminer) December 26, 2023
First off, we have the Inflation Reduction Act, which Manchin proudly championed alongside Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer. Fast forward to a year later, and Manchin is still standing his ground, vowing to fight tooth and nail against the Biden administration’s attempts to hijack the IRA for a “radical climate agenda.” He’s all about putting Americans and West Virginians first!
Next up, we have Manchin’s superhero move of blocking Julie Su’s nomination as labor secretary. You see, despite her impressive credentials, our man Joe had some real concerns about Su’s progressive background and her ability to bring both labor and industry together for some good ol’ compromise. And when it came to Gigi Sohn’s nomination to the Federal Communications Commission, Manchin pulled his support quicker than you can say “partisan activism.” He made it crystal clear that the FCC needed to steer clear of all that toxic partisanship, and he wasn’t about to let Sohn hitch a ride on the already politicized train.
When it comes to Biden’s long-stalled labor nominee, Jose Javier Rodriguez, Manchin and his buddy Senator Bob Menendez joined forces with the Republicans to put the kibosh on advancing Rodriguez’s nomination as assistant secretary of labor. This nomination had been in the works for over two years, and our man Joe wasn’t about to let it sail through without a good ol’ West Virginia vetting.
