Republicans lining up against Manchin’s permitting reform bill
by Alexander Bolton - 09/22/22 2:09 PM ET
Senate Republicans are lining up against the permitting reform bill that centrist Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) unveiled Wednesday evening, shortly before it is to be added to a must-pass government funding bill scheduled for the floor next week.
As a result, key Republicans say a stopgap funding bill with Manchin’s language reforming the permitting process for energy projects will not have enough support to pass.
Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) promised to attach Manchin’s permitting bill to a short-term government funding measure in exchange for Manchin’s vote last month for the Inflation Reduction Act, a sweeping climate and tax reform bill that had been a top priority for President Biden.
But now it looks like Manchin’s bill is doomed because of growing opposition from Republicans, who say it doesn’t go far enough.
Schumer would have to agree to strengthen Manchin’s bill to pick up more Republican votes.
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