[18][24] He is a member of the Friends of Wales Caucus. 38)", "Bid to kill EPA coal plant regulations thwarted in Senate", "Moderate Dems call for longer deadlines in EPA climate rule", "Trump Seeks an Ally, or At Least an Ear, in West Virginia Democrat", "2 Senate Democrats explore how to protect coal jobs and the environment", "How Senators Voted on Scott Pruitt for E.P.A. [3], Manchin won the 2004 West Virginia gubernatorial election by a large margin and was reelected by an even larger margin in 2008. [162], Environmentalists have criticized Manchin for his family ties to the coal industry. [172] The Los Angeles Times wrote that while professing environmental concerns, he has consistently stood up for coal, saying "no one is going to stop using fossil fuels for a long time." [73], Manchin voted to convict in both Trump impeachment trials. 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[27], Manchin graduated from Farmington High School in 1965. Manchin was one of only three Democratic senators to vote against Senate Majority leader Harry Reid's move to implement the nuclear option, which switched the Senate away from operating on a supermajority basis, to requiring only a simple majority for certain decisions, on November 21, 2013. [53] Byrd died on June 28, 2010,[54] and Manchin appointed Carte Goodwin, his 36-year-old legal adviser, on July 16.[55]. CBS News has called him "a rifle-brandishing moderate" who is "about as centrist as a senator can get. Joe Manchin, the Democratic U.S. senator from West Virginia, may finally see the writing on the wall and realize his time in politics is coming to an end. Net Worth. Senators, cannot bring ourselves to vote for this budget deal that does not put our country on a fiscally sustainable path. [6] He is known for working with Republicans on issues such as abortion, immigration, energy policy, and gun control. [105] In April 2017, Manchin endorsed the continued funding of Planned Parenthood. [146] In a January 10, 2021 interview, he did not affirm his opposition to statehood for D.C. or Puerto Rico, saying only, "I don't know enough about that yet. [93], On September 30, 2021, an MSNBC news reporter asked Manchin about his opposition to H.R.5376 - Build Back Better Act, accusing him of having a conflict of interest with provisions within the bill: "Sir, the company you founded, Enersystems, provides coal to power plants that would be impacted by one of the proposals in the plan. He argued the Appalachian Storage Hub would grant West Virginia and its neighboring states the ability "to realize the unique opportunities associated with Appalachia's abundant natural gas liquids like ethane, naturally occurring geologic storage and expanding energy infrastructure" and that the regional storage hub would "attract manufacturing investment, create jobs and significantly reduce the rejection rate of natural gas liquids." In an op-ed in his home state's Gazette . [245][246], On December 9, 2010, Manchin was the sole Democrat to vote against cloture for the 2011 National Defense Authorization Act, which contained a provision to repeal Don't Ask, Don't Tell. [223] In July 2017, he said that he was one of about ten senators from both parties who had been "working together behind the scenes" to formulate a new health-care program, but that there was otherwise insufficient bipartisanship on the issue. "[231], When Manchin and Capito announced over $3.3 million to combat child homelessness in West Virginia in October 2019, Manchin reported that there were at least 10,500 homeless children and youth in West Virginia and pledged to continue working to get financial aid for West Virginia children in his capacity as a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee. It also increased the Black Lung Disability Trust Fund tax and ensured that miners affected by the 2018 coal company bankruptcies would not lose their health care. [235][10] He opposed the Obama administration's lawsuit against Arizona over that state's immigration enforcement law. Manchin took "an unusual proposal" to President Trump to address the crisis and called for a "war on drugs" that involves not punishment but treatment. I want to see the pros and cons. [210][211][212], Manchin was criticized in 2013 for agreeing to an interview with The Journal in Martinsburg, West Virginia, but demanding that he not be asked any questions about gun control or the Second Amendment. [267], To help locate missing senior citizens, Manchin introduced the Silver Alert Act in July 2011 to create a nationwide network for locating missing adults and senior citizens modeled after the AMBER Alert. He opposed the nomination of Amy Coney Barrett, citing the closeness to the upcoming presidential election. He was also chairman of the Southern States Energy Board, state's chair of the Appalachian Regional Commission and chairman of the Interstate Mining Compact Commission. [239] In September 2019, Manchin was the only Democrat on the Senate Appropriations panel to vote for a $71 billion homeland security measure that granted Trump the $5 billion he had previously requested to build roughly 200 miles of fencing along the U.S.-Mexico border. [174] In June 2017, Manchin supported Trump's withdrawal from the Paris climate accord, saying he supported "a cleaner energy future" but that the Paris deal failed to strike "a balance between our environment and the economy. Not surprisingly, that honor went to resident angry man Jim Jordan, who read from the deposition of National Security Council adviser Tim Morrison, who, according to Jordan, expressed "concerns . Initially people will benefit," although ultimately voting against it. After serving in the West Virginia State Senate in the 1980s and 1990s, Manchin served as governor of West Virginia before being elected to the U.S. Senate in 2010. CHARLESTON, WV Today, the Manchin for West Virginia campaign released episode 2 of the I Know Joe web series. 1. [269], Manchin said in 2014 that he "would change Social Security completely. The next year that nu. [145], In a November 10, 2020, interview, Manchin said that he did not "see the need for the D.C. statehood with the type of services that we're getting in D.C. right now" and that he was "not convinced that's the way to go." Manchin said that West Virginia had been awaiting funding for rebuilding for three years since a series of floods in June 2016 and that he was proud to work with Cornyn on a bipartisan solution; the bill died in committee. He joined the service in 2003 and served in the JAG Corps. FARMINGTON, W.Va. Decades ago, John Manchin Jr., a civic leader in a small coal town in West Virginia, lent his support to a Democrat running for . He was the only Senate Democrat to oppose the legislation. [120], In March 2019, Manchin was a cosponsor of a bill that would have included consumer-reported data along with data from state and local governments into consideration during mapping of which areas have broadband and that would take into consideration the measures used to challenge broadband services. [9] He has the endorsement of Democrats for Life of America, a Democratic PAC that opposes abortion. While area residents had complained for some time that the coal operation there endangered their children, Blankenship claimed that the DEP acted in response to his opposition to the bond amendment. The bill would remove restrictions on development of alternative fuels, repeal part of the 2007 energy bill restricting the federal government from buying alternative fuels and encourage the development of algae-based fuels and synthetic natural gas. "I identify as an American," Manchin . IN THE EARLY hours of August 11, the Senate voted to approve a $3.5 trillion budget resolution that would mark the nation's most significant investment in the fight against climate change ever undertaken in the United States. [260] Along with seven other Democrats,[261] Manchin opposed a $15 minimum wage proposal by Bernie Sanders as part of the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 and forced Democrats to limit extended unemployment benefits in the same bill. West Virginia's Republican governor, Jim Justice, told CBS News he will decide by the end of February whether he will run for the Senate held by Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin in 2024, a decision . [26] His father and his grandfather both served as Farmington's mayor. [131] As the 2016 elections approached, reports speculated that Manchin would become a Republican if the Senate were in a 5050 tie,[132] but he later said he would remain a Democrat at least as long as he remained in the Senate. He was the only Democrat to vote to confirm Attorney General Jeff Sessions[70] and Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin,[71] one of two Democrats to vote to confirm Scott Pruitt as EPA Administrator, and one of three to vote to confirm Secretary of State Rex Tillerson. A moderate [1] [2] member of the Democratic Party, Manchin was the 34th governor of West Virginia from 2005 to 2010 and the 27th secretary of state of . "[59], Manchin defeated Raese and Mountain Party candidate Bob Henry Baber, winning 61% of the vote.[60]. Manchin said that he knew "coal-fired power" was the engine of the West Virginia economy and that "coal-fired power plants have kept the lights on when other forms of energy could not". The White House responded to his statements with Press Secretary Jen Psaki saying they "represent a sudden and inexplicable reversal in his position, and a breach of his commitments to the president and the senator's colleagues in the House and Senate". After becoming a senator in 2010, he became the state's senior U.S. senator when Jay Rockefeller retired in 2015. [197] After the deaths of three American soldiers in Afghanistan in November 2018, Manchin renewed his calls for the withdraw of American troops from the country, saying that both presidents Obama and Trump had expressed support for taking troops out of the country but had not done so. Sen. Bernie Sanders unloaded Sunday on Sens. Most of the people we train turn against us," he said. Manchin graduated in 1970 with a degree in business administration[29] and went to work for his family's business. [126] Despite the fact that the bill did not pass, the NRA targeted Manchin in an attack ad. Administrator", "Dem senator: Paris accord did not 'balance' environment, economy", "Sen. 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