Manchin Vows to Push Back Against ‘Radical Climate Agenda’ Implemented Through Inflation Reduction Act

Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) marked the one-year anniversary of the passage of the Inflation Reduction Act with a promise to “push back” against the Biden administration’s efforts to “implement ... a radical climate change agenda” through the legislation, which Mr. Manchin helped author.

Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.), chairman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, presides over a hearing on battery technology, at the Dirksen Senate Office Building in Washington, on Sept. 22, 2022. Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images

Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) marked the one-year anniversary of the passage of the Inflation Reduction Act with a promise to “push back” against the Biden administration’s efforts to “implement ... a radical climate change agenda” through the legislation, which Mr. Manchin helped author.

The Inflation Reduction Act was a $744 billion budget reconciliation bill passed along party lines during the previous Congress when Democrats held the upper chamber by a single vote. Every single Republican opposed the bill, which was hammered out between Mr. Manchin and Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) after Mr. Manchin had earlier blocked larger spending bills from advancing through the Democrat-controlled Congress.