The most important man in the Senate

Published: Jan. 15, 2021, 10 a.m.

With Democrats taking control of the Senate, many expect the party to move aggressively on climate policy. But whatever Democrats want to achieve on climate or any policy front will have to pass muster with the most moderate Democrat in the Senate: West Virginia’s Joe Manchin. Today, POLITICO's  Anthony Adragna sits down with the incoming Energy committee chairman.  Anthony Adragna is an energy reporter for POLITICO and host of POLITICO Energy. Carlos Prieto is a Politico podcast producer. Jenny Ament is the senior producer of POLITICO audio. Irene Noguchi is the executive producer of POLITICO audio.