Americas > Manchin closes door on reconciliation process for US climate, energy bills

Manchin closes door on reconciliation process for US climate, energy bills

Published 19:03 on April 21, 2021  /  Last updated at 19:16 on April 21, 2021  / Matthew Lithgow /  Americas, Carbon Taxes, US

President Joe Biden’s clean energy-focused proposals should face the Senate’s 60-vote threshold instead of a simple majority through the budget reconciliation process, Senator Joe Manchin (D) said Wednesday, as the key swing vote also voiced his continued opposition to a carbon tax.
President Joe Biden’s clean energy-focused proposals should face the Senate’s 60-vote threshold instead of a simple majority through the budget reconciliation process, Senator Joe Manchin (D) said Wednesday, as the key swing vote also voiced his continued opposition to a carbon tax.


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