Sanders to Oppose Federal Funding Bill Over Manchin Deal (2)

Senator Bernie Sanders said he’d vote against a stopgap government funding bill if Democratic leaders add a measure to fast-track federal approvals of energy projects promised to Senator Joe Manchin.

“We’ve got to take a stand now and have the courage to say no to the fossil fuel industry,” Sanders, a Vermont independent who caucuses with Democrats, said Thursday.

Congress must pass the funding bill before the Sept. 30 end of the fiscal year to avoid a government shutdown. While there likely will be enough Democratic and Republican votes in the Senate to pass it without Sanders, the permitting ...