Several members of Congress introduced amendments to block the construction of the Mountain Valley Pipeline from Virginia to North Carolina.
, with a growing number of conservative lawmakers threatening to withhold their votes over what they view as insufficient cuts to federal funding.
Debate continues over the bill, which contains a victory for Manchin, a West Virginia Democrat. McCarthy's team included a provision to expand it from Virginia to North Carolina. The pipeline currently runs from West Virginia to southeastern Virginia. Senator Joe Manchin arrives for a Senate Appropriates Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies hearing to examine the proposed budget for the Department of Justice for 2024, on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C, on March 28, 2023. A bipartisan group of lawmakers has filed amendments to strike a provision allowing the expedited construction of the Mountain Valley Pipeline, a Manchin priority, from the bill to raise the federal debt ceiling.
The project has been a priority for Manchin, who is up for reelection in what is expected to be one of the most importantHowever, not all lawmakers are on board with expediting the construction of the MVP. Two amendments have been introduced to strike the provision from the final bill. One was introduced by Representative Keith Self, a Texas Republican. The other was introduced by Representative Jennifer McClellan, a Virginia Democrat. That amendment was co-sponsored by fellow Virginia Democratic Representatives Bobby Scott, Don Beyer, Abigail Spanberger, Jennifer Wexton and Gerry Connolly.
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