Joe Manchin says his own party is violating the law he signed

[Votto]

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Sen. Joe Manchin on Tuesday tore into Interior Secretary Deb Haaland for ignoring federal law that requires fossil fuel and critical mineral development, and for the first delay in U.S. history in developing a five-year offshore oil and gas lease sale plan.
At a Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee hearing, Manchin told Haaland that he and other senators are "tired" of asking about these delays month after month with no clear answers.
"Secretary Haaland, when it comes to these energy and mineral programs that are so crucial to our energy and national security, I must say, for the last few years, it has felt like we are repeating the same conversations and having the same talks over and over," Manchin said. "I’m tired, and I know the members of this committee are tired, of asking again and again, when will we see progress on the action required by law, and being told ‘soon,’ and ‘we are working on it.’"

"We need and deserve better answers than that," he said.

Manchin used the hearing to accuse Haaland and the entire administration of ignoring language in the Inflation Reduction Act that said the government cannot explore offshore wind or onshore wind and solar production unless it continues to develop offshore oil and gas.

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"We tied that to the IRA," he said. "You cannot do offshore wind, you cannot do onshore wind or solar unless we are extracting the resources that the good Lord has given us.

"You can feel our frustration on what’s going on here. It seems like we’re flagging it every day," he added.


As evidence that the administration is slow-walking fossil fuel development, Manchin noted several times that officials failed to develop a five-year offshore oil and gas leasing plan by last summer’s deadline. Industry experts have said that delay would hurt U.S. oil and gas development in the years ahead and have noted that the only offshore oil and gas leases that have taken place under Biden have been those ordered by Congress or the courts.

"We’ve never even had a gap between programs before, never a gap, let alone the year and a half delay that we’re expecting now," Manchin said of the delayed five-year plan. "In fact, we talked about this exact issue at this same hearing last year."

"The lack of progress with this program combined with the lack of advanced preparation for 2024 sales unfortunately sends a signal that you have no intention of holding any offshore lease sales in 2024, after the final mandatory sale in September 2023," Manchin added.

When asked about the delayed plan in the hearing, Haaland blamed the Trump administration and said it should be ready several months from now.

"The reason the five-year plan is behind is because the previous administration dropped the ball and stopped working on the plan," she said. "Our staff picked it up, they started working on it, we expect the final plan out in September."

"We’ve never even had a gap between programs before, never a gap, let alone the year and a half delay that we’re expecting now," Manchin said of the delayed five-year plan. "In fact, we talked about this exact issue at this same hearing last year."

LOL.

Is Joe Manchin that naive, to believe the DNC would follow the law he signed which was to pursue fossil fuel development or is he just playing stupid for the Red State of WVA?

 

[marvin martian]

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Sen. Joe Manchin on Tuesday tore into Interior Secretary Deb Haaland for ignoring federal law that requires fossil fuel and critical mineral development, and for the first delay in U.S. history in developing a five-year offshore oil and gas lease sale plan.
At a Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee hearing, Manchin told Haaland that he and other senators are "tired" of asking about these delays month after month with no clear answers.
"Secretary Haaland, when it comes to these energy and mineral programs that are so crucial to our energy and national security, I must say, for the last few years, it has felt like we are repeating the same conversations and having the same talks over and over," Manchin said. "I’m tired, and I know the members of this committee are tired, of asking again and again, when will we see progress on the action required by law, and being told ‘soon,’ and ‘we are working on it.’"

"We need and deserve better answers than that," he said.

Manchin used the hearing to accuse Haaland and the entire administration of ignoring language in the Inflation Reduction Act that said the government cannot explore offshore wind or onshore wind and solar production unless it continues to develop offshore oil and gas.

READ ON THE FOX NEWS APP

"We tied that to the IRA," he said. "You cannot do offshore wind, you cannot do onshore wind or solar unless we are extracting the resources that the good Lord has given us.

"You can feel our frustration on what’s going on here. It seems like we’re flagging it every day," he added.


As evidence that the administration is slow-walking fossil fuel development, Manchin noted several times that officials failed to develop a five-year offshore oil and gas leasing plan by last summer’s deadline. Industry experts have said that delay would hurt U.S. oil and gas development in the years ahead and have noted that the only offshore oil and gas leases that have taken place under Biden have been those ordered by Congress or the courts.

"We’ve never even had a gap between programs before, never a gap, let alone the year and a half delay that we’re expecting now," Manchin said of the delayed five-year plan. "In fact, we talked about this exact issue at this same hearing last year."

"The lack of progress with this program combined with the lack of advanced preparation for 2024 sales unfortunately sends a signal that you have no intention of holding any offshore lease sales in 2024, after the final mandatory sale in September 2023," Manchin added.

When asked about the delayed plan in the hearing, Haaland blamed the Trump administration and said it should be ready several months from now.

"The reason the five-year plan is behind is because the previous administration dropped the ball and stopped working on the plan," she said. "Our staff picked it up, they started working on it, we expect the final plan out in September."

"We’ve never even had a gap between programs before, never a gap, let alone the year and a half delay that we’re expecting now," Manchin said of the delayed five-year plan. "In fact, we talked about this exact issue at this same hearing last year."

LOL.

Is Joe Manchin that naive or is he just playing stupid for the Red State of WVA?

Unfortunately, he's too much of a pussy to do anything about it. He needs to take a hint from Kirsten Sinema and leave the child abuse cult he's currently a member of.

 

[Votto]

Unfortunately, he's too much of a pussy to do anything about it. He needs to take a hint from Kirsten Sinema and leave the child abuse cult he's currently a member of.

You assume this upsets him

I say he is just playing stupid in the hopes of being reelected by a state that will be devastated in regards to less coal production.

For all we know Joe Manchin may bow to an alter of Karl Marx every night before bed.

 

[shockedcanadian]

He was lied to by career politicians? No way!

 

[Concerned American]

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Sen. Joe Manchin on Tuesday tore into Interior Secretary Deb Haaland for ignoring federal law that requires fossil fuel and critical mineral development, and for the first delay in U.S. history in developing a five-year offshore oil and gas lease sale plan.
At a Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee hearing, Manchin told Haaland that he and other senators are "tired" of asking about these delays month after month with no clear answers.
"Secretary Haaland, when it comes to these energy and mineral programs that are so crucial to our energy and national security, I must say, for the last few years, it has felt like we are repeating the same conversations and having the same talks over and over," Manchin said. "I’m tired, and I know the members of this committee are tired, of asking again and again, when will we see progress on the action required by law, and being told ‘soon,’ and ‘we are working on it.’"

"We need and deserve better answers than that," he said.

Manchin used the hearing to accuse Haaland and the entire administration of ignoring language in the Inflation Reduction Act that said the government cannot explore offshore wind or onshore wind and solar production unless it continues to develop offshore oil and gas.

READ ON THE FOX NEWS APP

"We tied that to the IRA," he said. "You cannot do offshore wind, you cannot do onshore wind or solar unless we are extracting the resources that the good Lord has given us.

"You can feel our frustration on what’s going on here. It seems like we’re flagging it every day," he added.


As evidence that the administration is slow-walking fossil fuel development, Manchin noted several times that officials failed to develop a five-year offshore oil and gas leasing plan by last summer’s deadline. Industry experts have said that delay would hurt U.S. oil and gas development in the years ahead and have noted that the only offshore oil and gas leases that have taken place under Biden have been those ordered by Congress or the courts.

"We’ve never even had a gap between programs before, never a gap, let alone the year and a half delay that we’re expecting now," Manchin said of the delayed five-year plan. "In fact, we talked about this exact issue at this same hearing last year."

"The lack of progress with this program combined with the lack of advanced preparation for 2024 sales unfortunately sends a signal that you have no intention of holding any offshore lease sales in 2024, after the final mandatory sale in September 2023," Manchin added.

When asked about the delayed plan in the hearing, Haaland blamed the Trump administration and said it should be ready several months from now.

"The reason the five-year plan is behind is because the previous administration dropped the ball and stopped working on the plan," she said. "Our staff picked it up, they started working on it, we expect the final plan out in September."

"We’ve never even had a gap between programs before, never a gap, let alone the year and a half delay that we’re expecting now," Manchin said of the delayed five-year plan. "In fact, we talked about this exact issue at this same hearing last year."

LOL.

Is Joe Manchin that naive, to believe the DNC would follow the law he signed which was to pursue fossil fuel development or is he just playing stupid for the Red State of WVA?

Seems the congress should have the ability to rescind the IRA funding due to the admin not performing as promised. Great idea. Apply that funding to the debt.

 

[White 6]

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Sen. Joe Manchin on Tuesday tore into Interior Secretary Deb Haaland for ignoring federal law that requires fossil fuel and critical mineral development, and for the first delay in U.S. history in developing a five-year offshore oil and gas lease sale plan.
At a Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee hearing, Manchin told Haaland that he and other senators are "tired" of asking about these delays month after month with no clear answers.
"Secretary Haaland, when it comes to these energy and mineral programs that are so crucial to our energy and national security, I must say, for the last few years, it has felt like we are repeating the same conversations and having the same talks over and over," Manchin said. "I’m tired, and I know the members of this committee are tired, of asking again and again, when will we see progress on the action required by law, and being told ‘soon,’ and ‘we are working on it.’"

"We need and deserve better answers than that," he said.

Manchin used the hearing to accuse Haaland and the entire administration of ignoring language in the Inflation Reduction Act that said the government cannot explore offshore wind or onshore wind and solar production unless it continues to develop offshore oil and gas.

READ ON THE FOX NEWS APP

"We tied that to the IRA," he said. "You cannot do offshore wind, you cannot do onshore wind or solar unless we are extracting the resources that the good Lord has given us.

"You can feel our frustration on what’s going on here. It seems like we’re flagging it every day," he added.


As evidence that the administration is slow-walking fossil fuel development, Manchin noted several times that officials failed to develop a five-year offshore oil and gas leasing plan by last summer’s deadline. Industry experts have said that delay would hurt U.S. oil and gas development in the years ahead and have noted that the only offshore oil and gas leases that have taken place under Biden have been those ordered by Congress or the courts.

"We’ve never even had a gap between programs before, never a gap, let alone the year and a half delay that we’re expecting now," Manchin said of the delayed five-year plan. "In fact, we talked about this exact issue at this same hearing last year."

"The lack of progress with this program combined with the lack of advanced preparation for 2024 sales unfortunately sends a signal that you have no intention of holding any offshore lease sales in 2024, after the final mandatory sale in September 2023," Manchin added.

When asked about the delayed plan in the hearing, Haaland blamed the Trump administration and said it should be ready several months from now.

"The reason the five-year plan is behind is because the previous administration dropped the ball and stopped working on the plan," she said. "Our staff picked it up, they started working on it, we expect the final plan out in September."

"We’ve never even had a gap between programs before, never a gap, let alone the year and a half delay that we’re expecting now," Manchin said of the delayed five-year plan. "In fact, we talked about this exact issue at this same hearing last year."

LOL.

Is Joe Manchin that naive, to believe the DNC would follow the law he signed which was to pursue fossil fuel development or is he just playing stupid for the Red State of WVA?

Here is another view:

Oil Companies Are Sitting on Huge Offshore Reserves

Even without any new offshore lease sales, there is enough oil and gas in existing leases in the Gulf of Mexico that production at current levels could continue for more than a decade.

www.nrdc.org

New Lease on Life: Offshore Oil Production & Midstream

VettaFi looks at oil production growth from the Gulf of Mexico and how midstream companies play a supporting role.

etfdb.com

 

[marvin martian]

You assume this upsets him

I say he is just playing stupid in the hopes of being reelected by a state that will be devastated in regards to less coal production.

For all we know Joe Manchin may bow to an alter of Karl Marx every night before bed.

It's certainly possible, we know he's a weak person.

 

[Concerned American]

Here is another view:

Oil Companies Are Sitting on Huge Offshore Reserves

Even without any new offshore lease sales, there is enough oil and gas in existing leases in the Gulf of Mexico that production at current levels could continue for more than a decade.

www.nrdc.org

New Lease on Life: Offshore Oil Production & Midstream

VettaFi looks at oil production growth from the Gulf of Mexico and how midstream companies play a supporting role.

etfdb.com

Hmmm. The date of your first article is 4/2022. It states that current levels could be maintained for decades. Fuel prices indicate that this is inadequate. As this chart shows, US production is 25 million bbls a month below what it was when Trump left office. Current levels are insufficient.

U.S. Crude Oil Production - Historical Chart

Interactive historical chart showing the monthly level of U.S. crude oil production back to 1983 from the US Energy Information Adminstration (EIA). Values shown are in thousands of barrels produced per day.

www.macrotrends.net

 

[Concerned American]

For all we know Joe Manchin may bow to an alter of Karl Marx every night before bed.

This could be said for ANY politician -- you can tell when they're telling a lie, their lips are moving.

 

[Rambunctious]

Manchin is looking at the next election and see's he is losing the race... he knew what Biden would do...

 

[White 6]

Hmmm. The date of your first article is 4/2022. It states that current levels could be maintained for decades. Fuel prices indicate that this is inadequate. As this chart shows, US production is 25 million bbls a month below what it was when Trump left office. Current levels are insufficient.

U.S. Crude Oil Production - Historical Chart

Interactive historical chart showing the monthly level of U.S. crude oil production back to 1983 from the US Energy Information Adminstration (EIA). Values shown are in thousands of barrels produced per day.

www.macrotrends.net

Looks like basically been on the rise since Biden came to office at a low point.

US Crude Oil Field Production Weekly Insights: Weekly Petroleum Status | YCharts

In depth view into US Crude Oil Field Production including historical data from 1983 to 2025, charts and stats.

ycharts.com

 

[Concerned American]

Looks like basically been on the rise since Biden came to office at a low point.
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US Crude Oil Field Production Weekly Insights: Weekly Petroleum Status | YCharts

In depth view into US Crude Oil Field Production including historical data from 1983 to 2025, charts and stats.

ycharts.com

You missed my point. This chart does not show the level on Jan 1, 2020 which 12.9 MM bbls which it has not been within a million bbls per month since. Biden's energy policy is to blame for this and continues to be as the OP pointed out.

 

[White 6]

You missed my point. This chart does not show the level on Jan 1, 2020 which 12.9 MM bbls which it has not been within a million bbls per month since. Biden's energy policy is to blame for this and continues to be as the OP pointed out.

Along with industry reticence to put enough on the market to lower profit/barrel by raising costs and supply levels, as they coast on historic profits.

 

[Independent thinker]

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Sen. Joe Manchin on Tuesday tore into Interior Secretary Deb Haaland for ignoring federal law that requires fossil fuel and critical mineral development, and for the first delay in U.S. history in developing a five-year offshore oil and gas lease sale plan.
At a Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee hearing, Manchin told Haaland that he and other senators are "tired" of asking about these delays month after month with no clear answers.
"Secretary Haaland, when it comes to these energy and mineral programs that are so crucial to our energy and national security, I must say, for the last few years, it has felt like we are repeating the same conversations and having the same talks over and over," Manchin said. "I’m tired, and I know the members of this committee are tired, of asking again and again, when will we see progress on the action required by law, and being told ‘soon,’ and ‘we are working on it.’"

"We need and deserve better answers than that," he said.

Manchin used the hearing to accuse Haaland and the entire administration of ignoring language in the Inflation Reduction Act that said the government cannot explore offshore wind or onshore wind and solar production unless it continues to develop offshore oil and gas.

READ ON THE FOX NEWS APP

"We tied that to the IRA," he said. "You cannot do offshore wind, you cannot do onshore wind or solar unless we are extracting the resources that the good Lord has given us.

"You can feel our frustration on what’s going on here. It seems like we’re flagging it every day," he added.


As evidence that the administration is slow-walking fossil fuel development, Manchin noted several times that officials failed to develop a five-year offshore oil and gas leasing plan by last summer’s deadline. Industry experts have said that delay would hurt U.S. oil and gas development in the years ahead and have noted that the only offshore oil and gas leases that have taken place under Biden have been those ordered by Congress or the courts.

"We’ve never even had a gap between programs before, never a gap, let alone the year and a half delay that we’re expecting now," Manchin said of the delayed five-year plan. "In fact, we talked about this exact issue at this same hearing last year."

"The lack of progress with this program combined with the lack of advanced preparation for 2024 sales unfortunately sends a signal that you have no intention of holding any offshore lease sales in 2024, after the final mandatory sale in September 2023," Manchin added.

When asked about the delayed plan in the hearing, Haaland blamed the Trump administration and said it should be ready several months from now.

"The reason the five-year plan is behind is because the previous administration dropped the ball and stopped working on the plan," she said. "Our staff picked it up, they started working on it, we expect the final plan out in September."

"We’ve never even had a gap between programs before, never a gap, let alone the year and a half delay that we’re expecting now," Manchin said of the delayed five-year plan. "In fact, we talked about this exact issue at this same hearing last year."

LOL.

Is Joe Manchin that naive, to believe the DNC would follow the law he signed which was to pursue fossil fuel development or is he just playing stupid for the Red State of WVA?

Yup Manchin got duped, big time. He was very naive.

 

[Concerned American]

Along with industry reticence to put enough on the market to lower profit/barrel by raising costs and supply levels, as they coast on historic profits.

The industry is trying to obtain leases that the gov't is dragging their feet on using the "current levels" argument. Status quo is not adequate. If the leases were available, production might increase to adequate levels as we experienced 2016-2020.

 

[White 6]

The industry is trying to obtain leases that the gov't is dragging their feet on using the "current levels" argument. Status quo is not adequate. If the leases were available, production might increase to adequate levels as we experienced 2016-2020.

Not unless the industry choosed to drill them.

 

[Concerned American]

Not unless the industry choosed to drill them.

For crying out loud are you going to deal with would, could all day. The point of the matter is THEY WERE DRILLING until Biden shut it down in 2021. Production fell immediately and they are doing nothing to reinvigorate it by dragging their feet on leases.

 

[BluesLegend]

His fake faux rage is noted. (yawn)

 

[White 6]

For crying out loud are you going to deal with would, could all day. The point of the matter is THEY WERE DRILLING until Biden shut it down in 2021. Production fell immediately and they are doing nothing to reinvigorate it by dragging their feet on leases.

No. They were drilling and pumping before the pandemic shut them down, while a glut on the market. Having a glut on the market is good for us consumers, but not particularly for the producers. There is no business reason within that industry to change the making more for producing less at lower industry costs.

 

[Clipper]

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Sen. Joe Manchin on Tuesday tore into Interior Secretary Deb Haaland for ignoring federal law that requires fossil fuel and critical mineral development, and for the first delay in U.S. history in developing a five-year offshore oil and gas lease sale plan.
At a Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee hearing, Manchin told Haaland that he and other senators are "tired" of asking about these delays month after month with no clear answers.
"Secretary Haaland, when it comes to these energy and mineral programs that are so crucial to our energy and national security, I must say, for the last few years, it has felt like we are repeating the same conversations and having the same talks over and over," Manchin said. "I’m tired, and I know the members of this committee are tired, of asking again and again, when will we see progress on the action required by law, and being told ‘soon,’ and ‘we are working on it.’"

"We need and deserve better answers than that," he said.

Manchin used the hearing to accuse Haaland and the entire administration of ignoring language in the Inflation Reduction Act that said the government cannot explore offshore wind or onshore wind and solar production unless it continues to develop offshore oil and gas.

READ ON THE FOX NEWS APP

"We tied that to the IRA," he said. "You cannot do offshore wind, you cannot do onshore wind or solar unless we are extracting the resources that the good Lord has given us.

"You can feel our frustration on what’s going on here. It seems like we’re flagging it every day," he added.


As evidence that the administration is slow-walking fossil fuel development, Manchin noted several times that officials failed to develop a five-year offshore oil and gas leasing plan by last summer’s deadline. Industry experts have said that delay would hurt U.S. oil and gas development in the years ahead and have noted that the only offshore oil and gas leases that have taken place under Biden have been those ordered by Congress or the courts.

"We’ve never even had a gap between programs before, never a gap, let alone the year and a half delay that we’re expecting now," Manchin said of the delayed five-year plan. "In fact, we talked about this exact issue at this same hearing last year."

"The lack of progress with this program combined with the lack of advanced preparation for 2024 sales unfortunately sends a signal that you have no intention of holding any offshore lease sales in 2024, after the final mandatory sale in September 2023," Manchin added.

When asked about the delayed plan in the hearing, Haaland blamed the Trump administration and said it should be ready several months from now.

"The reason the five-year plan is behind is because the previous administration dropped the ball and stopped working on the plan," she said. "Our staff picked it up, they started working on it, we expect the final plan out in September."

"We’ve never even had a gap between programs before, never a gap, let alone the year and a half delay that we’re expecting now," Manchin said of the delayed five-year plan. "In fact, we talked about this exact issue at this same hearing last year."

LOL.

Is Joe Manchin that naive, to believe the DNC would follow the law he signed which was to pursue fossil fuel development or is he just playing stupid for the Red State of WVA?

The only thing Manchin gives a shit about is fattening his bank account off the coal industry in WVA.