Joe Manchin blasts Biden admin for ceding control to CCP on green energy: 'Pathetic'

Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., issued a scathing statement Friday after the Biden administration issued rules governing which electric vehicles (EV) are eligible for tax credits under the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA).

Manchin, who chairs the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, said the Treasury Department rules strengthen Chinese supply chains and Chinese Communist Party-affiliated companies despite the IRA being designed to reduce U.S. reliance on China. The Democrat was a lead sponsor of the IRA which Congress passed and President Biden signed into law in August.

"Yet again – the guidance released by the Department of the Treasury completely ignores the intent of the Inflation Reduction Act. It is horrific that the Administration continues to ignore the purpose of the law which is to bring manufacturing back to America and ensure we have reliable and secure supply chains," Manchin said Friday. "American tax dollars should not be used to support manufacturing jobs overseas." 

"It is a pathetic excuse to spend more taxpayer dollars as quickly as possible and further cedes control to the Chinese Communist Party in the process. The guidance includes a 60-day comment period and I ask for every American to comment," the West Virginia lawmaker continued. "My comment is simple: stop this now – just follow the law."