WASHINGTON— Members of Congress and climate justice advocates will rally Tuesday morning outside the Cannon House Office Building to oppose Sen. Joe Manchin’s massive giveaway to the fossil fuel industry.

The House of Representatives will soon vote on a procedural rule that could advance the process of passing Sen. Manchin’s “permitting reform” bill as part of the fiscal 2023 National Defense Authorization Act.

Congressional Democratic leaders are seriously weighing the inclusion of Manchin’s bill — which would rubberstamp fossil fuel projects and hamstring environmental laws — in the defense act. An upcoming House floor vote will consider a resolution that governs parameters for floor debate of the act. Several members of Congress have indicated they would oppose the rule to thwart the underlying attachment of the “dirty deal” to the defense act.

What: Rally outside of House of Representatives building in advance of Rules Committee vote that could advance Manchin’s fossil fuel bill.

When: 8 a.m. to 9 a.m. EST, Tuesday, Dec. 6, 2022.

Where: Outside Cannon House Office Building, at the intersection of C St. SE and New Jersey Ave. SE, Washington, D.C. (Pin here: https://goo.gl/maps/42Kb6PSzMQUm1Wp37)

Who: Congressmembers and climate justice advocates.

Background

Introduced in August, Manchin’s bill, the so-called Energy Independence and Security Act of 2022, would fast-track fossil fuel projects like the Mountain Valley Pipeline and undercut basic environmental protections. The bill was not brought to a vote.

Reports indicate that Speaker Nancy Pelosi and other Congressional leaders are considering attaching Manchin’s bill to the National Defense Authorization Act.

More than 750 climate and environmental justice groups sent a letter to Speaker Pelosi and Congressional leadership opposing the “permitting reform” deal.