Manchin kicks the climate can down the road

Sen. Joe Manchin blocks climate measures and corporate tax hikes; the EU sues Hungary over anti-LGBT discrimination.

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Manchin ditches clean energy and tax provisions

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• Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV) informed Democratic leaders on Thursday that he won’t support new clean energy spending or increasing taxes for the wealthy and corporations. [Washington Post / Tony Romm and Jeff Stein] 
• Democratic Senate leaders hoped to do both through reconciliation, a special legislative process requiring only a majority vote to succeed. Without Manchin’s vote, Democrats don’t have that majority. [New York Times / Emily Cochrane and Lisa Friedman]
• Though he previously supported limited tax and environmental reforms, Manchin said he can no longer do so because of inflation. He still supports legislation lowering the cost of prescription medication and extending government subsidies for people buying private insurance. [Associated Press / Alan Fram]
• Democrats already dropped an expanded child tax credit, child care subsidies, and other social spending provisions to win Manchin’s support after he rejected their original social and climate reforms package last year. [Wall Street Journal / Andrew Duehren and Richard Rubin]
• Some Democrats fear the next few months could be the last opportunity to address climate change for the rest of President Biden’s term if Democrats lose their majority in the House or the Senate. [The Hill / Zack Budryk]
• On Friday, Manchin said he'd revisit climate legislation in September if inflation cools. [E&E News / Nick Sobczyk]

The EU takes Hungary to court over anti-LGBT law

• On Friday, the European Commission sued Hungary over an anti-LGBT law and restrictions on press freedom. [Reuters / Gabriela Baczynska and Charlotte Campenhout]
• Last year, Hungary passed a law banning information about homosexuality and gender reassignment from appearing in teaching materials for people under 18 or on TV. It also took the country’s last independent radio station off the air. [Deutsche Welles]
• Brussels says Hungary’s law “discriminates against people on the basis of their sexual orientation and gender identity.” [Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty]
• The lawsuits are the latest clash between the European Union and Hungary. The EU claims the country is undermining Western democratic principles while Hungary claims the EU is trying to impose liberal values. [AP / Raf Casert and Justin Spike]

The first national mental health crisis hotline opens on July 16. Callers can dial 988 for professional help. [AP / Lindsey Tanner]

• On Friday, the House passed a bill protecting people who travel out of state for abortion care. It’s not expected to be voted on in the Senate. [Axios / Oriana Gonzalez]
• Twenty-five million children worldwide missed routine vaccination services in 2021. [CNN / Naomi Thomas]
• An autopsy released on Friday revealed Akron police shot or grazed Jayland Walker 46 times. [USA Today / Stephanie Warsmith, Betty Lin-Fisher, N’dea Yancey-Bragg]

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