“Make no mistake, the IRA is exactly the kind of legislation that in normal political times both political parties would proudly embrace because it is about putting the interests of Americans and West Virginians first,” Manchin said. “Going forward I will push back on those who seek to undermine this significant legislation for their respective political agenda, and that begins with my unrelenting fight against the Biden Administration’s efforts to implement the IRA as a radical climate agenda instead of implementing the IRA that was passed into law.”
A nonprofit group connected to the Senate Leadership Fund super PAC aligned with Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell of Kentucky is going on air with a six-figure ad buy targeting Manchin’s support of the law, as first reported by NBC News.
“Sen. Manchin did a victory lap,” the narrator says in an ad released Wednesday. “He proudly took credit for passing the job-killing bill. President Biden even gave him the pen.”
The president on Wednesday seemed well aware that he is not getting credit when there’s positive economic data, saying, “I’m not here to declare victory on the economy, but our economy is stronger and better than any industrialized nation in the world right now, but we have more work to do. We have a plan that’s running, turning things around. The Inflation Reduction Act is part of that plan.”
The most recent Quinnipiac University poll, conducted Aug. 10-14, signaled a disconnect in public opinion on the economy, with 51 percent of Americans saying they perceive the economy is getting worse, but 60 also saying their personal situation is either “excellent” or “good.”
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