Democrats’ Rejection of Permit Streamlining Resolution Doesn’t Bode Well for Joe Manchin’s ‘Side Deal’
With yea votes from centrist Sens. Joe Manchin (D–W.V.) and Kyrsten Sinema (D–Ariz.), the U.S. Senate narrowly passed the $740 billion Inflation Reduction Act on Sunday before adjourning for its August recess. Manchin had conditioned his support for the bill on a “side deal” that would streamline the federal permitting process for new infrastructure projects. But […]