Joe Manchin Sits at Center of Lobbyists’ Frenzy Over Biden Plan
- U.S. Chamber leads coalition of business groups in opposition
- Bernie Sanders and Democrats working to rally support for plan
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Fossil fuel defender Joe Manchin, who commands a linchpin vote in the Senate, is at the center of a lobbying crossfire over President Joe Biden’s $3.5 trillion economic package, with the energy industry and environmental advocates both vying for his support.
The battle over the bill’s energy provisions is just one fight playing out in Washington as industries have mobilized armies of lobbyists from sectors ranging from Big Pharma to manufacturing around what could be the biggest expansion of federal programs and spending since Franklin Delano Roosevelt’s New Deal.