Javier Sierra, javier.sierra@sierraclub.org, 703.927.4750
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Sierra Club on Manchin: Honor Your Commitments
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Senator Joe Manchin’s comments on Sunday make it appear he is walking away from his commitments to President Biden and his Senate colleagues in a stunning rebuke to professional courtesy. His remarks completely forsake the moral imperative to tackle the interlocking crises of climate, environmental injustice, and insufficient support for families with children and eldercare responsibilities.
The Child Tax Credit, a critical support to parents and working families especially during the pandemic, will expire on December 28 amid Manchin’s opposition to lending a helping hand to working families in West Virginia and across the nation.
In Response, Sierra Club President Ramón Cruz Released the Following Statement:
“Senator Manchin made a commitment to President Biden and his colleagues to negotiate in good faith and even outlined the contours of what he would support, making this stunning about-face live on Fox News all the more incredible and outrageous. Senator Manchin has always said he is a man of his word -- now it’s time for him to honor that by working with his colleagues in good faith on a deal that does not abandon the people and families of West Virginia to unaffordable healthcare, childcare, prescription drug and eldercare costs as well as an unabated climate crisis.
“The Sierra Club remains fiercely committed to advancing climate action, jobs, and justice through national legislation and implores President Biden and Democratic leaders in Congress to pursue every avenue possible for advancing the ball and overcoming the total obstruction of Congressional Republicans.”
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Sobre el Sierra Club
El Sierra Club es la mayor y más influyente organización medioambiental de base en Estados Unidos y cuenta con millones de miembros y seguidores en todo el país. Además de crear oportunidades para que personas de todas las edades, niveles y localizaciones puedan disfrutar de la naturaleza, el Sierra Club se esfuerza en salvaguardar la salud de las comunidades, proteger la vida silvestre, y preservar los restantes parajes naturales por medio de activismo de base, educación pública, cabildeo y en las cortes. Para más información visite: www.sierraclub.org/ecocentro.
About the Sierra Club
The Sierra Club is America’s largest and most influential grassroots environmental organization, with millions of members and supporters. In addition to protecting every person's right to get outdoors and access the healing power of nature, the Sierra Club works to promote clean energy, safeguard the health of our communities, protect wildlife, and preserve our remaining wild places through grassroots activism, public education, lobbying, and legal action. For more information, visit www.sierraclub.org.