IN ABOUT AN HOUR UKRAINIAN
PRESIDENT ZELENSKYY WILL BE
DELIVERING A VIRTUAL ADDRESS TO
THE U.S. CONGRESS.
JOINING US NOW DEMOCRATIC
SENATOR JOE MANCHIN OF WEST
VIRGINIA.
HE IS CHAIRMAN OF THE ENERGY AND
NATURAL RESOURCES COMMITTEE AND
THE MEMBER OF THE ARMED
SERVICES.
>> MIKA, HE'S THE GUY WE NEED TO
TALK TO.
>> HE'S THE ONE.
>> HE'S GOING TO BE ABLE TO
ANSWER THESE QUESTIONS ABOUT
ENERGY.
>> ABSOLUTELY.
>> ALWAYS GOOD TO TALK TO YOU,
JOE.
LET'S TALK ABOUT ZELENSKYY AND
WHAT YOU'RE EXPECTING TO HEAR
THIS MORNING AND WHAT YOU THINK
THE UNITED STATES AND NATO
SHOULD DO BEYOND WHAT WE'RE
DOING.
>> WHEN WE HEAR PRESIDENT
ZELENSKYY, WE'RE SEEING A PERSON
WILLING TO SACRIFICE EVERYTHING
FOR THE CAUSE OF FREEDOM.
WE'RE SEEING HOW NEAR AND DEAR
IT IS TO THEM AND THE PRICE
THEY'RE PAYING.
I ONLY WONDER ARE WE WILLING TO.
WILL WE GIVE THE SAME SACRIFICES
WE'RE GIVING?
THE LEAST WE CAN DO IS SUPPORT
THEM EVERY WAY WE CAN.
I LOOK FORWARD TO HEARING FROM
HIM.
IT'S GOING TO BE PASSIONATE.
IT'S GOING TO BE SINCERE.
IT'S GOING TO BE A GOOD
DELIVERY.
WE HAS TO KNOW WE'RE THERE.
WE'RE BEHIND HIM.
YOU GOT TO GIVE CREDIT TO
PRESIDENT BIDEN AND WHAT HE'S
BEEN ABLE TO DO TO BRING THAT
ALLIANCE BACK TOGETHER AFTER IT
HAD BEEN SHREDDED FOR THE PAST
FOUR YEARS.
IT'S A VERY, VERY TEDIOUS
SITUATION.
I TRUST THE PRESIDENT WILL DO A
GOOD JOB.
>> YOU KNOW, JOE, A WEEK OR TWO
AGO WHEN PEOPLE WERE TALKING
ABOUT BANNING RUSSIAN OIL, WE
SAID IT ON OUR OIL AND GOT
CRITICIZED
CRITICIZED, HEARD IT WAS
IMPOSSIBLE.
YOU SAID IT.
PEOPLE, ECONOMISTS, SMART GUYS
AND SMART WOMEN SAID IT COULDN'T
BE DONE.
YOU PUSHED AHEAD.
I WANT TO SHOW YOU "THE WALL
STREET JOURNAL" HEADLINE TODAY,
OIL FALLS BELOW $100.
WHAT CAN WE DO TO KEEP THOSE OIL
PRICES GOING DOWN SO CONSUMERS
GET RELIEF AT THE PUMP?
>> LET'S LOOK AT THE REALITY AND
THE WORLD WE LIVE IN.
FIRST OF ALL, THIS IS A PUTIN
WAR.
HE HAS WEAPONIZED ENERGY.
HE USED IT AGAINST EUROPE.
EUROPE MADE SOME DECISIONS THAT
WEREN'T GOOD FOR THEM.
THEY'RE PAYING THE PRICE BECAUSE
OF THEIR DEPENDENCY ON DIRTY
RUSSIAN OIL AND NATURAL GAS.
THE LEAST WE CAN DO IS MAINTAIN
OUR ENERGY INDEPENDENCE AND BE
ABLE TO BACKFILL EVERY WAY
POSSIBLE.
WE CAN WITH CLEANER AMERICAN
ENERGY.
I KNOW A LOT OF MY FRIENDS ON
THE FAR LEFT, THE
ENVIRONMENTALISTS DON'T WANT TO
INCREASE PRODUCTIVITY.
FOR US TO BE STRONG, TO BE THE
SUPER POWER OF THE WORLD, WE
SHOULD DEVELOP A NORTH AMERICAN
ALLIANCE WITH CANADA AND MEXICO
AND THE UNITED STATES AS ONE
CONTINENT BASICALLY THAT CAN BE
THE ENERGY HUB.
JOE, WE CAN WALK AND CHEW GUM AT
THE SAME TIME.
WE CAN MAKE SURE WE PRODUCE THE
CLEANEST RESOURCES BASICALLY
FROM FOSSIL, BUT ALSO BE ABLE TO
SEG INTO TO A CLEANER
ENVIRONMENT.
WE CAN DO BOTH.
YOU CAN'T DO ONE AND NOT THE
OTHER AND THINK WE'LL BE FINE.
WE SHOULD BE RAMPING UP
PRODUCTION, OUT THERE DOING
EVERYTHING WE CAN TO MAINTAIN
OUR INDEPENDENCE.
IF WE DON'T GET EUROPE UP AND
LOADED FOR NEXT WINTER, FOR THE
SUMMER WHEN THEY DEPLETED ALL
THEIR RESERVES, THERE'S GOING TO
BE A BIG PROBLEM COMING.
>> JOE, WHAT YOU'RE TALK
ABOUT -- AGAIN, I KEEP TALKING
ABOUT CONTEXT.
WHAT YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT IS
WHAT BARACK OBAMA TALKED ABOUT
WHEN HE WAS PRESIDENT.
HE SAID WE NEEDED AN ALL OF THE
ABOVE APPROACH.
THAT'S WHERE WE'RE GOING TO
TRANSITION TO ALTERNATIVE ENERGY
SOURCES, BUT WHILE WE'RE DOING
THAT WE HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT
TODAY.
I'M CURIOUS.
YOU HAVE THE GERMANS THAT HAVE
FAST TRACKED A COUPLE OF L AND G
FACILITIES.
WE SEE THE FACILITIES FOR CLEAN
NATURAL GAS.
I'M CURIOUS, WHAT'S THE
POSSIBILITY OF US FAST TRACKING
TWO OR THREE IN THE UNITED
STATES?
IT WOULD BRING ENERGY PRICES
DOWN AND MORE IMPORTANTLY IT
WOULD CUT THROUGH ALL THE
REGULATORY BURDENS THAT MAKE
THESE PLANS TAKE FOREVER TO GET
COMPLETED AND, AGAIN, IT'S A
NATIONAL SECURITY ISSUE.
I UNDERSTAND WHEN WE'RE DEBATING
IN PEACE TIME.
THAT'S ONE THING.
THIS HAS BECOME A NATIONAL
SECURITY ISSUE FOR OUR ALLIES IN
EUROPE.
WHY DON'T WE DO THAT?
>> JOE, I DON'T KNOW WHY WE
DON'T DO IT.
THIS HUMANITARIAN CRISIS WE'RE
SEEING COULD SPREAD THROUGHOUT
EUROPE IF RUSSIA DECIDES TO DO
MORE AND GO FURTHER.
IN WEST VIRGINIA WE HAVE BEEN
TRYING TO BUILD A 42-INCH
PIPELINE, TAKING THE ABUNDANT
NATURAL RESOURCES WE HAVE, THAT
WOULD BRING 2 BILLION CUBIC FEET
A DAY BOINTO THE MARKET.
IT WILL HELP WITH THE L AND G
FACILITY TO BACKFILL.
IT WOULD HELP DOWN IN LOUISIANA
THAT WOULD PREVENT A FREEZE UP
THAT WE SAW IN TEXAS.
THESE TYPE OF THINGS WE SHOULD
BE DOING.
AS WE BRING CLEANER ENERGY
ONLINE, YOU CAN RESLEEVE THOSE
WITH DIFFERENT SIZE PIPES.
WE NEED TO BE THINKING OF AN
ALL-IN ENERGY POLICY,
ABSOLUTELY.
WE CAN DO IT.
THE GOVERNMENT HAS TO BE WORKING
AS OUR PARTNER, NOT AS OUR
ADVERSARY.
THAT'S ALL I'M SAYING.
WHAT THEY'RE CONCERNED ABOUT IS
WHO IS DRIVING THE TRAIN HERE?
IS THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT
DRIVING POLICIES AND THE
GOVERNMENT IS PUSHING THE POLICY THAT THE MARKET ISN'T WILLING TO
THAT THE MARKET ISN'T WILLING TO
ACCEPT OR ARE WE AS A CAPTAINITA
SOCIETY -- SOCIETY WILL ACCEPT
THAT.
RELIABILITY IS THE NAME OF THE
GAME.
FOR THE SUPER POWER OF THE WORLD
WE SHOULD NOT BE DEPENDENT ON
IRAN OR VENEZUELA TO PRODUCE
OIL, THE DIRTIEST IN THE WORLD,
WHEN WE CAN DO IT HERE IN
AMERICA.
>> SENATOR MANCHIN, GOOD
MORNING.
IT'S JONATHAN. >> HI, JONATHAN.
>> HI, JONATHAN.
>> YOU CITED REASONS FOR YOUR
OPPOSITION TO THE NOMINATION OF
THE FEDERAL RESERVE BOARD.
SHE WITHDREW HER NOMINATION
YESTERDAY.
I WANT TO READ TO YOU PRESIDENT
BIDEN'S REACTION.
DESPITE HAVING BEEN CONFIRMED BY
THE SENATE TWICE IN THE PAST
SARAH WAS SUBJECT TO BASELESS
ATTACKS BY INDUSTRY AND
CONSERVATIVE INTEREST GROUPS.
YOU SAY THAT IS WHY HER
NOMINATION FAILED.
WHAT IS YOUR RESPONSE TO THAT?
>> I HAVE ALL THE ADMIRATION FOR
THE PRESIDENT.
I WANT HIM TO SUCCEED.
YOU CAN HAVE RESPECTFUL
AGREEMENTS TO DISAGREE.
WE DISAGREE.
THIS WAS A TEN-YEAR APPOINTMENT.
IT WAS BASICALLY MONEY IN THE
FINANCIAL INDUSTRIES SHOULD BE
CUT BACK INTO FOSSIL FUELS.
WE DON'T HAVE THE TECHNOLOGY TO
TAKE UP THE VOID OF WHAT WOULD
HAPPEN IF WE WALKED AWAY FROM
THE FOSSIL.
WHAT WE CAN DO IS PRODUCE
FOSSILS MUCH CLEANER AND BRING
RENEWABLES ON BOARD.
WHEN ONE OVERTAKES THE OTHER, I
GUARANTEE YOU PEOPLE WILL GO
WITH THE RENEWABLES.
THE PEOPLE AREN'T THERE YET.
I DON'T THINK SHE COULD GET
THERE.
I HAVE ALL THE RESPECT IN THE
WORLD FOR HER.
THIS IS A PHILOSOPHICAL BELIEF I
HAVE AND A TEN-YEAR POSITION WAS
A LONG TIME TO TAKE THAT RISK.
>> SENATOR MANCHIN, WEST
VIRGINIA, GREAT PLACE, HARD
WORKING FAMILIES, A LOT OF THEM
POOR.
49th AVERAGE FAMILY INCOME.
46th FOR THE PERCENTAGE OF
FAMILIES LIVING IN POVERTY.
43rd IN TERMS OF EDUCATION AND
CHILD CARE.
WHAT DO YOU NEED TO GET BEHIND
THE CHILD TAX CREDIT BILL AND
GET THAT PASSED?
>> WE HAVE A CHILD TAX CREDIT
BILL IN PLACE NOW, MIKE.
WE DO.
WE HAVE A CHILD TAX CREDIT IN
PLACE.
WE HAD AN ENHANCEMENT DURING
COVID.
WE HAD AN ENHANCEMENT.
IT'S GONE ON.
WE HAVE 11 MILLION JOBS
UNFULFILLED.
WE HAVE THOUSANDS OF JOBS IN
WEST VIRGINIA UNFULFILLED. INFLATION IS KILLING US.
INFLATION IS KILLING US.
IN FLATION IS OVERTAKING US.
WE BETTER GET OUR FINANCIAL
HOUSE IN ORDER.
WEST VIRGINIANS ARE PROUD.
THEY'RE HARD WORKING.
WE PUT $22 BILLION A YEAR IN
HELPING PEOPLE HAVING A HARD
TIME.
PEOPLE FORGET -- THEY THINK
WE'RE LEAVING PEOPLE WITH NO
SUPPORT WHATSOEVER.
THAT IS NOT TRUE.
THERE'S A LOT MORE WE CAN DO.
PEOPLE CAN DO MORE TO BE
INVOLVED.
GET INTO THE WORKPLACE.
WE WANT GOOD JOBS.
BRING SOME OF THOSE FACTORIESY
JOBS, BRING THE CLEAN ENERGY,