Source: Rachel Frazin and Aris Folley, THE HILL, 1/6/22

Climate advocates are feeling optimistic after Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) expressed openness to climate provisions in the Democrats’ proposed social and climate spending bill amid his disagreement with other pieces of the legislation.  They say that they anticipate many climate measures getting across the finish line — even if Manchin didn’t specify a vehicle to get them here.  On Tuesday, Manchin held firm on prior skepticism of the Build Back Better Act (BBB), a centerpiece of President Biden’s legislative agenda, but said that climate is an area “that we probably can come to an agreement much easier than anything else.”

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