Democrats have argued that the funding is needed to help speed up the process of transitioning towards clean energy alternatives.
that the funding is not needed because the nation is already moving away from fossil fuel dependency at a quick enough rate.
"So the president's going to go with a full hat, the only thing they want us to do is to pay $150 billion for what is already happening," he continued. "Anyone that thinks they know West Virginia and what we've done and what we continue to do for this country, and that's all—I want to make sure they're respected properly," Manchin said.
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