Americas > Hope for US climate legislation disintegrates as Manchin torpedoes reconciliation bill

Hope for US climate legislation disintegrates as Manchin torpedoes reconciliation bill

Published 22:39 on December 19, 2021  /  Last updated at 22:42 on December 19, 2021  / Matthew Lithgow /  Americas, International, US, Voluntary

US Democratic Senator Joe Manchin on Sunday announced he will not vote for his own party’s budget reconciliation package, rebuking a critical component of President Joe Biden’s agenda and potentially destroying any chance Congress may have to pass significant climate-related bills in this term or going forward. 
US Democratic Senator Joe Manchin on Sunday announced he will not vote for his own party’s budget reconciliation package, rebuking a critical component of President Joe Biden’s agenda and potentially destroying any chance Congress may have to pass significant climate-related bills in this term or going forward. 


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