JimofPennsylvan
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Senator McConnell put the Republican Party's interests over the American people's interest killing Senator Manchin's Permitting Bill and set in stone a long lasting future for the country where America families will undergo severe hardship paying their gasoline, natural gas and electric bills! Senator McConnell called Senator Manchin's bill a "fig leaf" to the permitting problem facing America when in truth it was a "fig course" for the American people it wouldn't have solved the problem but it would have made a significant improvement on the problem. The Republican bill will never become law the Republican bill eviscerates Federal Environmental laws it gives the lead Federal Agency on a project the power to force all Federal agencies to issue needed authorizations for a respective project such a lead Federal Agency could readily have as its top priority helping the energy company(s) behind the project and such an agency would be able to control all involved Federal agencies to further such bad ends! Senator McConnell and his Republican caucus turned this issue into a means to gain a campaign edge instead of saving American families any knowledgeable person knows that the Republican bill was a masquerade bill it was largely a policy outline of a permitting bill and there was no way even many Republicans would vote for this bill for, in part, it would give "carte blanche" power for each state to regulate energy development on federal land within its respective state; energy companies can really trash land they develop look at some of their areas in Alaska - many Republicans wouldn't sell out the American people in such fashion Republican leaders behind this bill have made a miscalculation on this specific topic! Senator McConnell should reverse course and get with Senator Schumer and Senator Manchin and say his caucus wants to essentially pass Senator Manchin's bill, dropping the provisions prohibiting federal claims on the Mountain Valley Pipeline project and limiting federal court challenges to the law for this project to the District Court of the District of Columbia such provisions are shameful corruption, and they should pass this bill quickly so the energy industry and energy financial markets can have this needed calm hand! If the Manchin permitting bill is rescued the number of energy projects this will bring about and save in the future will seem like the American people are experiencing the Bible story of the manna and quail miracle that occurred to the Israelites; Senator McConnell don't turn your back on your desperate countrymen!