Manchin’s Environmental Permitting Plan Splits Hawaii Democrats In Washington 0 Hawaii Congressman Ed Case and U.S. Sen. Brian Schatz find themselves on opposite sides of the issue.
WASHINGTON — With a potential government shutdown looming at the end of the month, U.S. Sen. Joe Manchin has once again put his party in an awkward position.
The divisions even extend to Hawaii’s federal delegation.
As part of a deal to get Manchin’s vote on the Inflation Reduction Act — historic legislation that invests hundreds of billions of dollars in clean energy to combat climate change — Majority Leader Chuck Schumer promised a vote on federal permitting reforms that many have criticized as a giveaway to the fossil fuel industry.
