Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to 'continue to seize unrestrained power.' While calls for Feinstein to exit the Senate mounted, Manchin came under fire as 'a one-man pollution machine' for what one reporter described as his 'warpath against his own party.'Įchoing Senate Republicans, Manchin claimed Wednesday that 'the Biden administration wants to burden the trucking industry with oppressive regulations that will increase prices by thousands of dollars and push truck drivers and small trucking companies out of business,' and warned against enabling the U.S. She has already faced pressure to step down because without her vote on the Senate Judiciary Committee, the GOP can block Biden's judicial nominees-and Republicans have prevented Democrats from temporarily replacing her on the panel. In a 50-49 vote, Manchin, D-W.Va.-a fossil fuel industry beneficiary known for obstructing his own party's priorities, particularly on climate policy-joined all Senate Republicans to narrowly pass the Congressional Review Act resolution, which the White House has said President Joe Biden will veto if it is also approved by the GOP-controlled House of Representatives.įeinstein, D-Calif., an 89-year-old who plans to retire when her term expires in January 2025, has been away from Capitol Hill since late February recovering from shingles.

Joe Manchin's inclination to partner with Republicans-led to the Wednesday passage of a resolution to roll back Biden administration emissions standards for heavy-duty trucks. Dianne Feinstein is facing fresh calls to resign after her extended absence-and Sen. It is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 License. This article originally appeared at Common Dreams.

In an absent dream