Manchin looks to strike deal with McCarthy to rein in wasteful government spending                                         Taylor Penley / FOXBusiness

 

Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.V., said he is in the process of setting up a meeting with House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., to rein in the federal government’s wasteful spending and to focus on possible permitting rules that could potentially open West Virginia’s Mountain Valley Pipeline.

“I think what we have to do is realize that we have a debt problem,” he told “Sunday Morning Futures” anchor Maria Bartiromo at the Davos 2023 summit.

“All we’re saying is, should we not make sure we all recognize how we got there? How we prevent from going further?”

Bartiromo noted that Republican lawmakers’ wishes to revert to 2022 spending levels could signal a $75 billion cut for defense funding, but Manchin remains “committed” to making sure Ukraine had the tools needed to wade through its war with Russia. Read more and see video here.