The Build Back Better bill essentially died in December. But from the ashes of that proposed $1.8 trillion federal overreach, urged on by appeals from activists (as reported in The
Proposals for tackling climate change are emerging as an area of Democratic unity that could reach the congressional finish line and potentially bring with them at least some other measures in the party’s budget reconciliation bill.
"As he chairs the Energy and Natural Resources Committee, Manchin's board mates seek to influence him on energy policy for their coal industry clients."