Two vulnerable House Democrats suggest support for Manchin-Schumer bill could be in jeopardy over energy fee
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The Manchin-Schumer social spending and taxation bill could face trouble in the House this week as vulnerable House Democrats are suggest they want changes to the bill.
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The bill, officially called the Inflation Reduction Act, passed along party lines in the Senate over the weekend could face doom if just a handful of House Democrats join Republicans in voting against it.
Texas Democrats Rep. Henry Cuellar, Rep. Vicente Gonzalez, and then-Rep. Filemon Vela wrote a letter to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi last year complaining the fee, which was included in the earlier version of the House "Build Back Better" legislation, "unfairly targets oil and gas companies" and that it would hurt the ability for the U.S. to be competitive in the world energy market.