Manchin meets with bipartisan group to discuss possible energy and climate deal

published 26 April 2022

The Democratic West Virginia senator met with lawmakers from across the aisle on Monday to discuss a potential bipartisan climate and energy bill aimed at skirting the pesky reconciliation process Democrats originally planned to use to pass their social agenda, multiple outlets have reported.

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The bipartisan approach is a potentially risky move — circumventing reconciliation will require at least 10 Republican senators to vote alongside all 50 Democrats. Negotiators will also need to win the support of progressive Democrats in the House. Getting a deal through, however, could provide Biden with a much-needed election year win, especially after his initial Build Back Better legislation stalled in the Senate (no thanks to Manchin). But where things go now, we'll have to wait and see.

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Brigid Kennedy worked at The Week from 2021 to 2023 as a staff writer, junior editor and then story editor, with an interest in U.S. politics, the economy and the music industry.

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