{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://www.manchin.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/in-the-news?ContentRecord_id=799a43e3-ebb4-4d1b-bbc4-c2cbf16bd340", "Blocking anti-coal FERC nominees | Williamson Daily News", "2013-10-10", "2013", "2013-10", "Democrat", "House", "WV", "Joe Manchin", "M001183", "www.manchin.senate.gov", null, null, "legacy", "October 10, 2013\n\t\t\t Blocking anti-coal FERC nominees | Williamson Daily News \n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tPolitics may be the art of compromise, but there has been precious little of it from President Barack Obama. That is why West Virginians, Ohioans and others who understand the importance of coal-fired power plants should temper any celebrations of a political defeat the president suffered this week.\r\nObama had nominated Ron Binz, a Coloradan with a strong anti-coal record, to head the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission. Binz withdrew his name from consideration last week, after it became clear the Senate would not confirm him.\r\nThat small victory was due largely to a decision by U.S. Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., to oppose Binz.\r\nManchin is a member of the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources; his vote, along with those of Republicans on the panel, would have kept Binz\u2019s nomination from reaching the full Senate.\r\nGood for Manchin, then, but maybe not so good for Americans in the long run.\r\nObama\u2019s no-compromise record in his war on coal means he probably will follow up with an equally objectionable FERC nominee.\r\nIf he chooses to do that, Manchin and Republican senators should block that person, too.\r\nRefusing to compromise is a game two can play. Opponents of Obama\u2019s attempt to shut down coal-fired power plants score few victories.\r\nThis ought to be a continuing one.\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\n\t  \n\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t \n\t\t\n\t\t\tPrint\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tEmail\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tTweet\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t \n\t\n\t\n\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n    \n\t\n\t\n    \n    \n    \n    \t\n    \t\n\t    \t  \n\t\t    \n\t\t    \tNext Article\n\t\t    \n\t\t    \n\t\t    \tPrevious Article", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["https://www.manchin.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/in-the-news?ContentRecord_id=799a43e3-ebb4-4d1b-bbc4-c2cbf16bd340"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.7252199575304985, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}