SmarfDurden

joined 2 years ago
[–] SmarfDurden@lemmy.world 14 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Bezos: let’s settle for a few million to your ~~bribery~~ inauguration fund

[–] SmarfDurden@lemmy.world 6 points 10 months ago

But unfortunately, it means nothing to them since they don’t have to be elected

 

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.