" As part of an agreement between Manchin and Democratic leaders, Congress will consider changes to the permitting process once lawmakers return to Capitol Hill next month. Related legislation will include steps to speed up approval of energy projects as well as the completion of the Mountain Valley Pipeline, a 303-mile system capable of transporting natural gas from West Virginia to southern Virginia once complete. The project has been marred by legal challenges.
Manchin said the language will be in a continuing resolution to fund the federal government for when the new fiscal year begins Oct. 1.
“This is something the Republican Party has wanted for the last five to seven years I’ve been with them,” he said.
“It either keeps the country open, or we shut down the government. That’ll happen Sept. 30, so let’s see how that politics plays out.”
If I'm reading this right, the only thing Manchin has in return for giving the Dems everything is ... NOTHING? Just empty words? Sounds like Rope-A-Dope to me. What say you? Just how dumb IS Manchin?
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