The Daines Interview & Manchin Betrays Freelancers
EXCLUSIVE
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Exclusive: My Interview with Senator Daines
Today at District of Conservation and on YouTube, I’m releasing an exclusive interview with U.S. Senator Steve Daines of Montana.
Daines is a Republican and lifelong sportsman who grew up in Bozeman, Montana.
In the U.S. Senate, Daines is working on issues of critical importance to growing good-paying Montana jobs, developing our state’s energy resources, managing and protecting our public lands and supporting the needs of Montana’s veterans and tribes. He serves on the Senate Committees on Finance, Banking Housing and Urban Affairs, Energy and Natural Resources, and Indian Affairs.
Steve has been married to his wife, Cindy, for 33 years. They are the parents of four children and proud new grandparents of two. Steve and his family are actively involved in their church and community volunteer organizations and enjoy backpacking, hunting, skiing and fishing.
Listen on Apple Podcasts and watch on YouTube below:
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Senator Manchin Betrays Freelancers
Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV) was one of five Senate Democrats withholding support for the Protecting the Right to Organize (PRO) Act—until yesterday.
While participating in this virtual event, Senator Manchin announced he’s now signing on as a co-sponsor, saying, "I look forward to working with my colleagues, on both sides of the aisle, to move this bill through a legislative process.”
What an act of betrayal. Unsurprisingly, another holdout— Senator Angus King (I-ME)—also threw freelancers under the bus last week.
Business groups immediately rebuked him.
"It is very disappointing that Senator Manchin has chosen to side with union bosses over West Virginia’s workers and small businesses, especially during a time of economic turmoil," said Kristen Swearingen, chair of the Coalition for a Democratic Workplace.
Oddly, Manchin’s embrace of the bill doesn’t compute. He and Senator Kyrsten Sinema (D-AZ) recently received donations from the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, a PRO Act foe, for standing up to some of President Joe Biden’s policies.
The West Virginia Senator got some explaining to do.
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—Gabriella