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Democrats play Manchin for fool on permitting reform

By Conn Carroll
Published August 17, 2022 8:20pm ET
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Democrats play Manchin for fool on permitting reform
It supposedly sealed the deal for Sen. Joe Manchin’s (D-WV) essential vote for the Inflation Reduction Act: He was allegedly promised passage of separate legislation that would make it easier for energy projects to get through the federal government’s stringent permitting process. Now, as many predicted, that deal appears dead. “Why should Democrats deliver the […]

It supposedly sealed the deal for Sen. Joe Manchin’s (D-WV) essential vote for the Inflation Reduction Act: He was allegedly promised passage of separate legislation that would make it easier for energy projects to get through the federal government’s stringent permitting process.

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