Published 2 years ago

Manchin permitting reform cut from spending bill

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Sen. Joe Manchin abandons push to speed up permitting process for energy projects. Move eases path toward passing stopgap spending bill that would keep government running. Neither party is interested in a shutdown heading into the critical midterm elections. Lawmakers from both parties are eager to wrap up and spend time on the campaign trail.

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CNN

Congress moves closer to funding government after Manchin drops plan following GOP backlash

Senate Democrats on Tuesday cleared the way for a key vote to take up a government funding extension to succeed after West Virginia Sen. Joe Manchin dropped a request to include in the stop-gap bill a controversial proposal on permitting reform that had come under sharp criticism from Republicans and liberals.

2 years ago·Atlanta, United States

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Washington Times

Manchin folds to resistance, strips crowned energy policy from bill to avert shutdown

Sen. Joe Manchin III retreated Tuesday under bipartisan opposition to his proposal to fast-track energy projects, pulling the plan from a stopgap spending bill in a move that likely clears the way for Senate passage of the overall measure to keep the government open past Friday.

2 years ago·United States

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The Washington Post

Manchin ends pipeline push, easing path for spending bill

Sen. Joe Manchin has abandoned his push to speed up the permitting process for energy projects as part of a government funding package

2 years ago

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The Hill

Manchin permitting reform cut from spending bill

Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) on Tuesdasy asked Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) to remove permitting reform language from a stopgap government funding bill, bowing to the reality that there was too much opposition to the measure. Republicans in the Senate along with Democrats in the House had voiced opposition to the language, and Senate…

2 years ago·Washington, United States

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Washington Examiner

Manchin and Schumer drop permitting reform, clearing way for stopgap spending bill

Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV) on Tuesday asked Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) to drop permitting reform from a crucial stopgap funding bill, clearing a path for the legislation to pass as Congress scrambles to fund the government before an end-of-week deadline.

2 years ago·Washington, United States

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