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| Sen. Joe Manchin of West Virginia may have finally seen the light |
| 2016-11-11 |
Manchin is a conservative-leaning Democrat who has repeatedly clashed with other Democrats over coal power and environmental regulations. Coal is a critical industry in West Virginia. America has 83,000 fewer coal jobs and 400 coal mines than it did when President Barack Obama was elected in 2008, showing the president has followed through on his pledge to "bankrupt" the coal industry. Con't. |
| Posted by:Besoeker |
| #6 He might find the Republicans are less willing to provide cover for his daughter than the Democrats were. |
| Posted by: rjschwarz 2016-11-11 13:37 |
| #5 He'd be middle of the road on the Republican side. A sad state of affairs for Republicans. |
| Posted by: Big Bonaparte7762 2016-11-11 12:34 |
| #4 Wouldn't have anything to do with Manchin’s daughter, Heather Bresch, who is the CEO of Mylan, which manufactures EpiPens? No, probably not. Let Manchin become a Republican but clean house at FDA. |
| Posted by: Abu Uluque 2016-11-11 10:45 |
| #3 Donk Senator huh? How about instead a job as head of the EPA? Opens the seat in Washington and puts someone in charge of an agency that has systematically killed his state. And its 'bi-partisan'! |
| Posted by: Procopius2k 2016-11-11 09:17 |
| #2 Good observation Besoeker. |
| Posted by: JohnQC 2016-11-11 07:59 |
| #1 Wouldn't have anything to do with Manchin’s daughter, Heather Bresch, who is the CEO of Mylan, which manufactures EpiPens? No, probably not. The company is under fierce criticism [and who knows what other unpleasantness] for raising the prices on the emergency allergy drug by 500 percent while giving raises to its executives, including Bresch. |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2016-11-11 01:49 |