How Manchin used politics to protect his family coal company

[basquebromance]

another Washington corrupt son of a gun. drain the swamp!

How Manchin used politics to protect his family coal company

Selling scrap coal has earned Sen. Joe Manchin millions of dollars over three decades, and he has used his political positions to protect the fuel from laws and regulations that threaten his family's business.

www.politico.com

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As governor, Joe Manchin supported an unusual detail in a clean energy bill that was moving through the West Virginia Legislature in 2009.

The provision classified waste coal as an alternative energy

The muddy mix of discarded coal and rocks is one of the most carbon-intensive fuels in America. And Manchin’s family business stood to benefit financially when it was reclassified as something akin to solar, wind and hydropower.

Selling the scrap coal has earned Manchin millions of dollars over three decades, and he has used his political positions to protect the fuel — and a single power plant in West Virginia that burns it — from laws and regulations that also threatened his family business.

 

[Toddsterpatriot]

“Everything that he does, everything that he did when he was governor, everything that he has done while he is a senator, is going to advance his best interest and the interest of the people who put money in his pocket, period,” said Nancy Peoples Guthrie, who was a Democratic state lawmaker at the time. “That’s all you need to know about Joe Manchin.”

He's a typical democrat.

 

[basquebromance]

“Everything that he does, everything that he did when he was governor, everything that he has done while he is a senator, is going to advance his best interest and the interest of the people who put money in his pocket, period,” said Nancy Peoples Guthrie, who was a Democratic state lawmaker at the time. “That’s all you need to know about Joe Manchin.”

He's a typical democrat.

“All of this is stuff that is so insane, any person who has no interest in any of this would clearly say this should be against the rules, but then the people who get in the position to change the rules have these conflicts and they have no interest in solving them,” said Shaub, who is now a senior ethics fellow at the nonpartisan Project On Government Oversight.

 

[basquebromance]

Joe Manchin’s Dirty Empire

The West Virginia senator reaps big financial rewards from a network of coal companies with grim records of pollution, safety violations, and death.

theintercept.com

Inhofe, Senators Applaud Senate Passage of the Coal Combustion Residuals Regulatory Improvement Act

Inhofe, Senators Applaud Senate Passage of the Coal Combustion Residuals Regulatory Improvement Act WASHINGTON - U.S. Sen. Jim Inhofe (R-Okla.), chairman of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, and Sens. Shelly Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.), John Hoeven...

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"The bill allowed states to set their own standards for recycling and reusing coal ash. That meant West Virginia could impose coal ash disposal programs that were less restrictive than those proposed by EPA. More importantly, it also blocked an EPA rule finalized in 2015 that permitted states to sue other states with weak coal ash disposal standards.

There was another likely outcome: lower costs for companies that handled coal ash, like Enersystems.

“The overregulation of coal ash by the EPA would threaten vital industries and unnecessarily cost West Virginia and the nation more jobs,” Manchin said at the time, echoing the comments he made as a governor.

Manchin isn’t alone in his advocacy. The coal industry has spent years lobbying against coal ash regulations because of the costs it could impose on the fossil fuel industry."

 

[Polishprince]

The apparent fact that Sen. Manchin has a lot of knowledge about the scrap coal market, and the idea that it is an alternative form of energy doesn't make him "corrupt" at all, even if he is involved in this business.

I'm sure that other people in Congress have knowledge about their own rackets that they bring to the table that others wouldn't be aware of. Ms. Cortez could tell the people a bit about pouring beer, just like Dr. Paul could be informative to the Senate if regs came up regarding eye surgery.

 

[1srelluc]

“Everything that he does, everything that he did when he was governor, everything that he has done while he is a senator, is going to advance his best interest and the interest of the people who put money in his pocket, period,” said Nancy Peoples Guthrie, who was a Democratic state lawmaker at the time. “That’s all you need to know about Joe Manchin.”

He's a typical democrat.

I guess she never considered that he was also protecting jobs for his state's residents. That is what he was elected to do.

 

[Polishprince]

BTW, if Sen. Manchin and Sen. Sinema were to be hounded out of the Senate as some libs are trying to do- how do libs think this will benefit them? They will lose control of the body, and Schumer would no longer have power so that would be ok by me.

 

[jbrownson0831]

The apparent fact that Sen. Manchin has a lot of knowledge about the scrap coal market, and the idea that it is an alternative form of energy doesn't make him "corrupt" at all, even if he is involved in this business.

I'm sure that other people in Congress have knowledge about their own rackets that they bring to the table that others wouldn't be aware of. Ms. Cortez could tell the people a bit about pouring beer, just like Dr. Paul could be informative to the Senate if regs came up regarding eye surgery.

How else can they become multimillionaires in just a matter of a few terms in office??

 

[Polishprince]

I guess she never considered that he was also protecting jobs for his state's residents. That is what he was elected to do.

Coal is a big business in West Virginia.

Even if Manchin didn't have a nickel invested in the tremendous product and earned his living as an eye doctor or an accountant, he'd still be in favor of pro coal regulations.

 

[Polishprince]

How else can they become multimillionaires in just aa matter of a few terms in office??

Sen. Manchin was already very affluent before he took the oath as Senator. The concern in my view is with people like Cortez and Obama who get their fortunes on capital hill.

 

[LeftofLeft]

BTW, if Sen. Manchin and Sen. Sinema were to be hounded out of the Senate as some libs are trying to do- how do libs think this will benefit them? They will lose control of the body, and Schumer would no longer have power so that would be ok by me.

Nothing against Manchin and Sinema but I hope the Democrats do run them out of the Senate for that very reason. Liberals are so blinded by their fury they tend to shoot themselves in the foot. Schumer is caught between a rock and a hard place because if they run these two out, it will definitely push their states - West Virginia and Arizona - back to Red.

This has been fun to watch.

 

[basquebromance]

"FirstEnergy was the top contributor in the 2020 cycle to Manchin’s affiliated political action committee, contributing some $50,000, according to campaign finance reports compiled by OpenSecrets.org. So far in the current election cycle, it has donated $36,000 to Manchin’s leadership PAC and his campaign.

FirstEnergy has also recently lobbied on two Manchin-sponsored bills, federal lobbying records show. That includes the Energy Infrastructure Act that steers money toward abandoned mine land cleanup, the type of work that Manchin’s family company is engaged in. The other bill is the Enhancing Fossil Fuel Energy Carbon Technology Act, which would boost carbon capture for aging coal plants and allow them to operate longer."

Manchin, Murkowski, Capito, Cramer, Daines Bill Authorizes Full Suite Of Carbon Capture, Utilization, Storage, And Removal Technology Programs

www.energy.senate.gov

 

[LeftofLeft]

another Washington corrupt son of a gun. drain the swamp!

How Manchin used politics to protect his family coal company

Selling scrap coal has earned Sen. Joe Manchin millions of dollars over three decades, and he has used his political positions to protect the fuel from laws and regulations that threaten his family's business.

www.politico.com

excerpts:

As governor, Joe Manchin supported an unusual detail in a clean energy bill that was moving through the West Virginia Legislature in 2009.

The provision classified waste coal as an alternative energy

The muddy mix of discarded coal and rocks is one of the most carbon-intensive fuels in America. And Manchin’s family business stood to benefit financially when it was reclassified as something akin to solar, wind and hydropower.

Selling the scrap coal has earned Manchin millions of dollars over three decades, and he has used his political positions to protect the fuel — and a single power plant in West Virginia that burns it — from laws and regulations that also threatened his family business.

Please tell us this is not the first time you are getting a conscience over a politician using their seat to help family business interests? You might want to first check Nancy Pelosi and how she has been voting to help her husband Paul’s portfolio of companies for years.

Don’t suddenly wake up and finally get a conscience over a Democrat voting with family business interests in mind just because you are pissed at them over a policy.

 

[Polishprince]

"FirstEnergy was the top contributor in the 2020 cycle to Manchin’s affiliated political action committee, contributing some $50,000, according to campaign finance reports compiled by OpenSecrets.org. So far in the current election cycle, it has donated $36,000 to Manchin’s leadership PAC and his campaign.

FirstEnergy has also recently lobbied on two Manchin-sponsored bills, federal lobbying records show. That includes the Energy Infrastructure Act that steers money toward abandoned mine land cleanup, the type of work that Manchin’s family company is engaged in. The other bill is the Enhancing Fossil Fuel Energy Carbon Technology Act, which would boost carbon capture for aging coal plants and allow them to operate longer."

Manchin, Murkowski, Capito, Cramer, Daines Bill Authorizes Full Suite Of Carbon Capture, Utilization, Storage, And Removal Technology Programs

www.energy.senate.gov

First Energy provides a lot of jobs to the people in West Virginia, as well as electricity to a lot of people in the state as well as those in adjacent states like yours truly.

The interests of First Energy coincide with the interests of the people as well as Sen. Manchin.

 

[22lcidw]

"FirstEnergy was the top contributor in the 2020 cycle to Manchin’s affiliated political action committee, contributing some $50,000, according to campaign finance reports compiled by OpenSecrets.org. So far in the current election cycle, it has donated $36,000 to Manchin’s leadership PAC and his campaign.

FirstEnergy has also recently lobbied on two Manchin-sponsored bills, federal lobbying records show. That includes the Energy Infrastructure Act that steers money toward abandoned mine land cleanup, the type of work that Manchin’s family company is engaged in. The other bill is the Enhancing Fossil Fuel Energy Carbon Technology Act, which would boost carbon capture for aging coal plants and allow them to operate longer."

Manchin, Murkowski, Capito, Cramer, Daines Bill Authorizes Full Suite Of Carbon Capture, Utilization, Storage, And Removal Technology Programs

www.energy.senate.gov

Modern politics is all or nothing for Progs. Manchin and Sinema have given you massive gains with your draconian agendas. The fact is this nation should be 60/40 Republican easily in the Senate. The 17th Amendment made sure that Progs could make inroads and then steal elections.

 

[two_iron]

When my dog licks itself, he's just being a dog.

This is a politician licking itself.