Sen. Manchin penned another op-ed in the WSJ and he channeled the spirit of Republicans and said he wants President Biden to pause the Build Back Better infrastructure bill. Manchin did this on the same day the entire Northeast flooded, due to climate change effects in Hurricane Ida.
You get the gist. It's spoken like Mitch McConnell's b**ch.
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez threw down the gauntlet after Manchin's latest appeasement of the QAnon party, tweeting:
Or maybe we hit the “cancel” button on this so-called “bipartisan” charade of an Exxon lobbyist drafted infrastructure bill unless we actually pass a law that helps people’s lives with healthcare expansion, childcare, climate action, etc. https://t.co/85Uio8GyWz
— Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (@AOC) September 2, 2021
And more:
Manchin has weekly huddles w/ Exxon & is one of many senators who gives lobbyists their pen to write so-called “bipartisan” fossil fuel bills.
It’s killing people. Our people. At least 12 last night. Sick of this “bipartisan” corruption that masquerades as clear-eyed moderation. https://t.co/KW8w7HUhvT— Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (@AOC) September 2, 2021
Fossil fuel corps & dark money is destroying our democracy, country, & planet.
All day our community has been pulling bodies out of homes from the flood. Entire families. And we’re supposed to entertain lobbyist talking points about why we should abandon people & do nothing? No.— Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (@AOC) September 2, 2021
The idea that a few members of the Democratic party in the Senate want to derail real help to the entirety of the American people and fail to meaningfully address climate change is unforgivable.
After the fiasco in Texas -- the one Sen. Susan Collins promised would never happen -- Manchin and Sinema must not abandon the voters that elected them as well as almost every American who isn't rich. There is no longer any argument for the filibuster or against expanding the court. They need to step up and support President Biden's agenda.
Twitter folks other than AOC had some thoughts on Manchin, too:
I don’t care what Joe Manchin is comfortable with. Your house is falling a part and your kids are hungry. You don’t do everything you can to make it happen? https://t.co/B9MXdLvtQy
— Pretty Guardian Sailor Anoa 💕 (@TheWayWithAnoa) September 2, 2021
MoveOn supports AOC:
Joe Manchin's latest comments make it crystal clear that the House of Representatives cannot & must not hold any vote on the Bipartisan Infrastructure Bill until the Senate has completed its work & passed the reconciliation package.
Our full statement: https://t.co/z0gnBfshSa pic.twitter.com/PxHd8RNcKM— MoveOn (@MoveOn) September 2, 2021
About Manchin...
there must be some other way to sate Joe Manchin's hero complex and bottomless need for attention — like quick someone stick a cat in on a low-hanging tree branch outside his office and call the local news
— Lee Sova Claypool (@LeeSovaClaypool) September 2, 2021
Today was the day Joe Manchin finally became a lobbyist.
— LOLGOP (@LOLGOP) September 2, 2021
Karoli Kuns contributed to this article
