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Debt ceiling deal includes surprise approval of natural gas pipeline championed by Manchin
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Leroy N. Soetoro
Jun 2, 2023, 5:56:48 PM6/2/23
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https://www.politico.com/news/2023/05/28/debt-ceiling-deal-mountain-
valley-pipeline-00099135
The text of the debt ceiling bill released on Sunday would approve all the
remaining permits to complete the stalled Mountain Valley Pipeline,
delivering a big win for West Virginia Sens. Joe Manchin and Shelley Moore
Capito.
But the backing of the pipeline that would deliver gas from West Virginia
into the Southeast is sure to set off bitter complaints from the
environmental groups that have fought its construction for years and
turned the project into a symbol of their struggle against fossil fuels.
Manchin hailed the bill’s language, saying finishing the pipeline would
lower energy costs for the United States and West Virginia.
“I am proud to have fought for this critical project and to have secured
the bipartisan support necessary to get it across the finish line,” he
said in a statement.
The bill agreed by the White House and House Republicans must still be
approved by both chambers of Congress, which is expected to happen in the
coming week.
“After working with Speaker McCarthy and reiterating what completing the
Mountain Valley Pipeline would mean for American jobs and domestic energy
production, I am thrilled it is included in the debt ceiling package that
avoids default,” Capito, a Republican, said in a statement. “Despite delay
after delay, we continued to fight to get this critical natural gas
pipeline up and running, and its inclusion in this deal is a significant
victory for the future of West Virginia.”
The project has won support from the White House, which argues the
controversial project is needed for U.S. energy security. Its approval
comes after the approval of the Willow oil project in Alaska, which
activists have said undercuts the Biden administration’s climate promises.
Including the project in the debt bill came as a surprise that wasn’t
revealed by either negotiating side until the release of the bill text
Sunday night.
The bill approves all outstanding permits for the pipeline, which has
suffered court setbacks.
https://www.politico.com/news/2023/05/28/debt-ceiling-deal-mountain-
valley-pipeline-00099135
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The text of the debt ceiling bill released on Sunday would approve all the
remaining permits to complete the stalled Mountain Valley Pipeline,
delivering a big win for West Virginia Sens. Joe Manchin and Shelley Moore
Capito.
But the backing of the pipeline that would deliver gas from West Virginia
into the Southeast is sure to set off bitter complaints from the
environmental groups that have fought its construction for years and
turned the project into a symbol of their struggle against fossil fuels.
Manchin hailed the bill’s language, saying finishing the pipeline would
lower energy costs for the United States and West Virginia.
“I am proud to have fought for this critical project and to have secured
the bipartisan support necessary to get it across the finish line,” he
said in a statement.
The bill agreed by the White House and House Republicans must still be
approved by both chambers of Congress, which is expected to happen in the
coming week.
“After working with Speaker McCarthy and reiterating what completing the
Mountain Valley Pipeline would mean for American jobs and domestic energy
production, I am thrilled it is included in the debt ceiling package that
avoids default,” Capito, a Republican, said in a statement. “Despite delay
after delay, we continued to fight to get this critical natural gas
pipeline up and running, and its inclusion in this deal is a significant
victory for the future of West Virginia.”
The project has won support from the White House, which argues the
controversial project is needed for U.S. energy security. Its approval
comes after the approval of the Willow oil project in Alaska, which
activists have said undercuts the Biden administration’s climate promises.
Including the project in the debt bill came as a surprise that wasn’t
revealed by either negotiating side until the release of the bill text
Sunday night.
The bill approves all outstanding permits for the pipeline, which has
suffered court setbacks.
https://www.politico.com/news/2023/05/28/debt-ceiling-deal-mountain-
valley-pipeline-00099135
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We live in a time where intelligent people are being silenced so that
stupid people won't be offended.
Durham Report: The FBI has an integrity problem. It has none.
No collusion - Special Counsel Robert Swan Mueller III, March 2019.
Officially made Nancy Pelosi a two-time impeachment loser.
Thank you for cleaning up the disaster of the 2008-2017 Obama / Biden
fiasco, President Trump.
Under Barack Obama's leadership, the United States of America became the
The World According To Garp. Obama sold out heterosexuals for Hollywood
queer liberal democrat donors.
President Trump boosted the economy, reduced illegal invasions, appointed
dozens of judges and three SCOTUS justices.
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