GOP-Manchin Efforts to Block Biden’s ‘Woke’ Investing Rule Backed by More Than 100 Conservative Leaders and Groups

A resolution introduced by Sen. Mike Braun (R-Ind.) and Rep. Andy Barr (R-Ky.) to prevent the Biden administration from promoting a “woke capital agenda” has the support of more than 100 conservative leaders and organizations.
The support was organized by former Vice President Mike Pence’s political advocacy group, Advancing American Freedom (AAF), which released a letter to Congress on Feb. 7 outlining the group’s concerns.
Every Republican senator and Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) brought the legislation forward on Feb. 1 attempting to stop a Department of Labor rule that permits retirement plan managers to take environmental, social, and governance (ESG) considerations into account when making investment choices….}