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Manchin Has Spent Years Funneling $15M to Preserve Valley Where He Owns a Condo
While blocking all climate initiatives, Sen. Joe Manchin funneled federal funds to protect Canaan Valley.

Omar Calls for Manchin to Be Removed From Role as Chair of Energy Committee
Other Democrats have also questioned why Manchin is allowed to lead the powerful committee, which guides energy policy.

Progressive Jamie McLeod-Skinner Triumphs Over Big Pharma Ally Kurt Schrader
Schrader worked with fellow conservative Democrats to tank the party’s agenda in Congress last year.

Jamie McLeod-Skinner Is on the Verge of Ousting Blue Dog Kurt Schrader in Oregon
The likely win is a rebuke from voters of Schrader’s close relationship with Big Pharma.

Manchin and Sinema “Sabotaged” Their Own Party’s Agenda, Sanders Says
The two senators spent months watering down Democrats’ social spending bill just to kill it in the end.

While Democrats Try to Woo Manchin, He’s Headed to Billionaire-Hosted Fundraiser
Manchin will rub shoulders with billionaires this weekend at an event hosted by the right-leaning group No Labels.

Progressive Urge Biden to Take 55 Executive Actions to Advance Domestic Agenda
With Build Back Better dead in the Senate, progressives say Biden must take steps on climate and social spending.

Manchin Just Delivered Another Blow on Climate. He’s a Threat to Humanity.
The absence of Manchin's support was a death knell for Sarah Bloom Raskin's nomination. Her crime: caring about climate.

Book Reveals Sinema Has Been Marketing Herself as Anti-Government to GOP Donors
A new book reveals that Sinema has been throwing her own party under the bus behind closed doors.

Progressives Are Urging Schumer to Restart Push for Climate and Social Spending
House Democrats say $555 billion in climate investments should be a starting point for negotiations in the Senate.