Manchin: Obama declared ‘war on coal’

The Hill ^ | June 25, 2013 | Justin Sink

[jazusamo]

Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) blasted President Obama's proposals to address climate change, saying new regulations on power plants would unfairly burden the coal industry.

“The regulations the President wants to force on coal are not feasible. And if it’s not feasible, it’s not reasonable,” Manchin said in a statement.

“It’s clear now that the President has declared a war on coal,” he added. “It’s simply unacceptable that one of the key elements of his climate change proposal places regulations on coal that are completely impossible to meet with existing technology."

The Democratic senator’s comments highlight the tough — and bipartisan — resistance facing the White House's new energy proposals.

Manchin’s comments echoed remarks made by a member of a White House panel of outside science advisers, who told The New York Times on Monday that the president should use Tuesday’s climate speech to launch a “war on coal.”

“Politically, the White House is hesitant to say they’re having a war on coal. On the other hand, a war on coal is exactly what’s needed,” Harvard geochemist Daniel P. Schrag told the Times.

Republicans have also seized on the remark, saying the president's energy plan — unveiled Tuesday at Georgetown University — would cause energy bills to spike and increase unemployment among the middle class.

[CPT Clay]

Good find!!!

[BigEdLB]

You know, AB, I was wondering about the same thing...

[Theodore R.]

Are people in WV as slow to catch on as Manchin? I don’t think they will ever catch on.

[mad_as_he$$]

“I wonder where Manchin has been if he's just coming to this realization.”

Exactly, Where has he been?

Saw him on FNF this am he was visibly shaken. Made me LOL.....

[jazusamo]

Thanks, glad to hear it. :-)

[TennTuxedo]

Where has that lying dumbass been hiding?

[Qbert]

Gun-grabbing amnesty supporter pretends to oppose Obama...