Joe Manchin's decision.
Tangle
Isaac Saul
4.7 • 816 Ratings
🗓️ 18 July 2022
⏱️ 28 minutes
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Summary
On Thursday, the West Virginia senator Joe Manchin told Democratic leaders that he was not going to back a new economic package that included spending on climate change and an increase in taxes on corporations and the wealthy. The news came after reports that negotiations had looked promising and was a major blow to party leaders who were hoping to pass a critical element of their agenda before the midterm elections in the fall.
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| 1:01.9 | Good morning, good afternoon and good evening and welcome to the Tangle podcast, the place where you get views from across the political spectrum, some independent thinking without all that hysterical nonsense you find everywhere else. |
| 1:11.5 | I'm your host, Isaac Saul, and I hope you had a great weekend. On today's episode, we are going to be talking about Joe Manchin and climate change, some of his recent comments about the slim down, build back, better bill, and what it means. |
| 1:15.9 | As always, though, before we jump in, we'll start off with some quick hits. |
| 1:26.8 | First up, former Trump advisor, Steve Bannon's trial on contempt of Congress charges begins today. |
| 1:33.8 | Number two, Mexican Marines say they captured fugitive drug lord Raphael Caro Quintero in Western Mexico on Friday, ending a nine-year manhunt. |
| 1:43.4 | Number three, the number of monkeypox cases in the U.S. |
| 1:46.2 | has surpassed 1,800 with infections reported in 43 states and Washington, D.C. |
| 1:52.8 | Number four, a Texas House committee investigating the Evaldi shooting released a damning report, |
| 1:58.1 | indicating nearly 400 officers were on hand, but egregiously poor communication |
| 2:02.6 | and decision-making delayed confronting the shooter. Number five, Ivana Trump, the first wife of |
| 2:08.6 | former President Donald Trump and mother to Ivanka, Donald Trump, Jr. and Eric, died at the age of |
| 2:14.1 | 73 after a fall in her home. Number six, President Biden concluded his first Middle East trip |
| 2:20.2 | after meeting with leaders of nine Arab countries. |
| 2:23.2 | Biden says he confronted Saudi crown prince Mohammed bin Salman |
| 2:26.6 | over the killing of reporter Jamal Khashoggi. As we reported, Democratic Senator Joe Manchin has ruled out backing key funding proposals for his party's action on climate change. |
| 2:49.6 | As the president deals with the fallout from his controversial visit to Saudi Arabia, |
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