Manchin Vows to Block Biden EPA Nominees Over Upcoming Power Plant Rules

As the Biden administration’s Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) prepares to issue stringent new power plant rules, Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.), is putting his foot down.
“I fear that this Administration’s commitment to their extreme ideology overshadows their responsibility to ensure long-lasting energy and economic security and I will oppose all EPA nominees until they halt their government overreach,” Manchin said in a May 10 statement.
When asked that same day about Manchin’s vow, White House spokesperson Karine Jean-Pierre told reporters Biden “stands by his well-qualified nominees to do the important work of the EPA.”
White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre speaks during a press briefing at the White House in Washington on May 9, 2023. (Madalina Vasiliu/The Epoch Times)
As a pro-fossil fuel centrist in the closely divided Senate, Manchin could throw a monkey wrench in the works as the Biden administration seeks to advance his environmental agenda—a centerpiece of the longtime Washington insider’s presidency….}