Citing Clean Manufacturing, Miners Urge Manchin To ‘Revisit’ Budget Bill

The union representing coal miners is urging Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV) to “revisit his opposition” to Democrats’ sweeping climate and social policy legislation, citing several provisions it supports including a revived program to support advanced manufacturing in economically distressed areas. The new comments from the United Mine Workers of America (UMWA) reflect a broader push by top Democrats and the White House to try to salvage the so-called Build Back Better bill in some form, after Manchin announced that he...