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GOP Sen. Pat Toomey on Sunday criticized the Democratic-led climate, health care, and tax deal crafted by Sen. Joe Manchin of West Virginia and Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer of New York, stating that he was “really surprised” to see the conservative West Virginia senator agree to the proposal.
During an interview on CNN’s “State of the Union,” the retiring two-term Pennsylvania lawmaker told co-anchor Jake Tapper that he valued his relationship with Manchin, but said the bill that is slated to come from the deal would be “a disaster.”
“I like Joe Manchin very much — he and I’ve become friends over the years that we’ve served together in the Senate,” Toomey said. “But it really looks to me like Joe Manchin has been taken to the cleaners.”
He continued: “And what does Joe get for this? He gets the promise that someday in the future, they’ll pass some kind of legislation about energy infrastructure.
