Sen. Joe Manchin reiterated Sunday that he has 'no intentions' of changing his party affiliation as of now and highlighted his record of working with members of both parties based on policy ideas, rather than the political party they are affiliated with.
this month she registered as an independent, but does not plan to caucus with Republicans. Her decision ensures Democrats maintain their wider hold of the Senate next year, but it sparked questions of whether Manchin would follow suit.
The West Virginia Democrat said he doesn't put"much validity in the identity of being a Republican or Democrat," and noted that he speaks out against both Republicans and Democrats when he believes they are wrong. While he seemed not to foreclose ever leaving the Democratic Party, Manchin added that Democratic leaders in Congress know well of his independent streak.
"The 'D' does not saddle me to everything the Democrats want to do is what's right. I don't think the Democrats have all the answers. I don't think the Republicans are always wrong, and vice versa. I don't look at things that way," he said."Where I came from is basically, how do I survive and make it better and the quality of life that we can extend to more people? That's it. And if Republicans have a good idea, and I like it, I'm with it.
Manchin continued to press for action on his plan to expedite federal environmental reviews of energy and natural resource project, which Schumer promised a vote on after Manchin backed the Inflation Reduction Act. President Biden last week said he supports Manchin's permitting reform as a way to cut energy bills and promote U.S. energy security.
"You cannot be the superpower of the world if you don't have energy independence. And energy independence means energy security and national security," he said."That piece of legislation that we wrote and worked on, basically takes a double path, 10 years certainty, that we're going to have fossil fuel, the horsepower that runs our country, the cleanest in the world.
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