“House Democrats can now close out the year having made historic progress on climate change without this ugly asterisk," he said in a statement.
Defense bill excludes Manchin's energy policy opposed by Democrats
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"The very fact that this fossil fuel brainchild is being force-fed into must-pass government funding speaks to its unpopularity," said Mr. Grijalva, also the House Natural Resources Committee chairman. "My colleagues and I don’t want this. The communities that are already hit hardest by the fossil fuel industry’s messes certainly don’t want or deserve this. Even Republicans don’t want this."
Joe Manchin hopes 'common sense kicks in' with fellow Democrats in brawl over energy deal
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