- Schumer, D-N.Y., had agreed to attach Manchin’s pet project to a bill to fund the government in exchange for his vote on the Inflation Reduction Act
- Amid opposition from both Republicans and the left, Manchin realized leaving in pipeline language could potentially trigger a government shutdown
- ‘It is unfortunate that members of the United States Senate are allowing politics to put the energy security of our nation at risk,’ the West Virginia Democrat said
Sen. Joe Manchin has asked Sen. Majority Leader Chuck Schumer to remove his pipeline permitting reform bill from a continuing resolution (CR) to fund the government.
‘It is unfortunate that members of the United States Senate are allowing politics to put the energy security of our nation at risk,’ the West Virginia Democrat said in a statement. ‘A failed vote on something as critical as comprehensive permitting reform only serves to embolden leaders like Putin who wish to see America fail.’
‘For that reason and my firmly held belief that we should never come to the brink of a government shutdown over politics, I have asked Majority Leader Schumer to remove the permitting language from the Continuing Resolution we will vote on this evening,’ he added.
Schumer said in a statement that he had agreed to move the CR forward without Manchin’s pipeline bill, the Energy Independence and Security Act.
