Manchin accuses the Biden administration of appeasing 'radical activists' on climate and pledges to block Interior Department nominee

Fri, 03/10/2023 - 11:53

President Joe Biden, center, hands the pen used to sign H.R. 5376, the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 into law, to Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV) in the State Dining Room of the White House on Tuesday, Aug. 16, 2022 in Washington, DC. — Joe Biden handed the pen used to sign the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 into law to Sen. Joe Manchin.
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Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin says he will block one of President Biden's nominees and potentially others.
Manchin says he'll judge nominees on whether they're "political partisans first or Americans first."
He's taking issue with the administration's framing of a law he supported as an effort to address climate change.

Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin said he'll block one of President Joe Biden's nominees and potentially others while accusing the administration of choosing to "illogically advance a partisan climate agenda and appease radical activists."