July 15, 2022: Manchin delivers crushing blow to Dem agenda

Published: July 15, 2022, 10:12 a.m.

Late Thursday night, Sen. Joe Manchin effectively killed any chance of major climate-related provisions making their way into Democrats\u2019 reconciliation package. The West Virginian told party leaders that \u201che would not support an economic package that contains new spending on climate change or includes new tax increases targeting wealthy Americans or corporations,\u201d WaPo\u2019s Tony Romm and Jeff Stein were first to report, \u201cmarking a massive setback for party lawmakers who had hoped to advance a central element of their agenda before the midterm elections this fall.\u201d\nWhat else he said: \u201cManchin told Democratic leaders he was open to changing federal laws that might lower prescription drugs costs for seniors\u2026 And the West Virginia moderate expressed support \u2026 for extended subsidies that will help keep health insurance costs down for millions of Americans for the next two years\u2026\u201d\nListen to Playbook Deep Dive: LA wants to recall its most progressive prosecutor. Inside the DA\u2019s hostile office.\nRaghu Manavalan is the Host of POLITICO's Playbook.Jenny Ament is the Executive Producer of POLITICO Audio.