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Senate Votes Against Attaching Manchin’s Pro-Oil and Gas Energy Bill to Defense Funding Legislation

Senate Votes Against Attaching Manchin’s Pro-Oil and Gas Energy Bill to Defense Funding Legislation
(Left) President Joe Biden speaks at Delaware State University in Dover, Del., on Oct. 21, 2022. (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images); (Right) Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) speaks at a press conference at the U.S. Capitol in Washington on Sept. 20, 2022. Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images
Jeff Louderback
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The Senate on Dec. 16 blocked Sen. Joe Manchin’s (D-W.Va.) attaching amended legislation promoting oil and gas drilling to the National Defense Authorization Act, despite President Joe Biden’s support for it.

Manchin was striving to get his energy measure attached to the defense funding bill, but the 47–47 vote defeated that objective. Sixty votes were required to advance the measure.

Jeff Louderback
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Jeff Louderback covers news and features on the White House and executive agencies for The Epoch Times. He also reports on Senate and House elections. A professional journalist since 1990, Jeff has a versatile background that includes covering news and politics, business, professional and college sports, and lifestyle topics for regional and national media outlets.
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