Biden backs adding Manchin's energy bill to defense legislation despite progressive opposition
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President Biden on Thursday endorsed attaching Sen. Joe Manchin's legislation spurring oil and gas drilling to the must-pass national defense bill known as the NDAA.
"I support Sen. Manchin’s permitting reform proposal as a way to cut Americans’ energy bills, promote U.S. energy security, and boost our ability to get energy projects built and connected to the grid," said the president. "Today, far too many projects face delays – keeping us from generating critical, cost-saving energy needed by families and businesses across America." Haris Alic is a politics reporter for Fox News Digital covering Congress.
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., is slated to hold a vote this week on attaching Mancin's legislation to the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). A similar push failed in the House of Representatives earlier this month over the opposition of progressive Democrats and conservative Republicans.