Tucked into last month’s deal to raise the debt ceiling and avoid default was a provision Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., insisted on in exchange for his support. In explicit terms, Congress not only approved the Mountain Valley Pipeline, but “Section 234” of the debt ceiling bill also took away the ability of federal courts to hear any remaining challenges to it.

Of course he did.

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      But one person in the Democratic party still screwed over the environment because Joe Manchin gets the most kickbacks from Oil companies, so it’s a blow to all of us Democrats regardless and does nothing to help the party or this country