Joe Manchin flips on Trump’s energy panel nominee amid pressure from green groups

Published December 5, 2018 11:09pm ET



Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., on Wednesday flipped his vote on President Trump’s nominee to join a panel of independent energy regulators on the grounds that the candidate downplayed climate change and supports fossil fuels.

All Democrats opposed Bernard McNamee’s nomination to join the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission during a procedural vote Wednesday, which he survived on a count of 50-49, setting up a final vote Thursday.

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