Killing Manchin’s Side Deal Was Personal for McConnell

For Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-KY), killing Sen. Joe Manchin’s (D-WV) permitting reform bill was personal, The Hill reports.

“McConnell, the Senate Republican leader, looked like he’d been hoodwinked when Manchin announced a deal with Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) on the Inflation Reduction Act.”

“Sixteen Republicans had just backed a major semiconductor bill — thinking the sweeping tax, climate and health care legislation Democrats had been trying to pass for more than a year was dead. McConnell had vowed to withhold GOP support from the semiconductor legislation, also known as the CHIPS bill, if the larger measure moved forward.”