Joe Manchin Attacks AOC After Accusation He ‘Huddles’ With Oil Lobbyists

Joe Manchin Attacks AOC After Accusation He ‘Huddles’ With Oil Lobbyists

Senator Joe Manchin responded Sunday to an accusation from Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez that he has "weekly huddles" with fossil fuel lobbyists to write legislation, calling it "totally false" during an interview on CNN's State of the Union.

Ocasio-Cortez, a progressive Democratic congresswoman who represents parts of Queens and the Bronx, tweeted on September 2 that "Manchin has weekly huddles w/ Exxon & is one of many senators who gives lobbyists their pen to write so-called 'bipartisan' fossil fuel bills." Her post followed Manchin, a centrist Democrat from West Virginia, arguing against a $3.5 trillion spending plan she favors in a Wall Street Journal op-ed.

Ocasio-Cortez added she's "sick of this 'bipartisan' corruption that masquerades as clear-eyed moderation."