Faith groups respond to Sen. Manchin's surprise climate deal with shock, optimism

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

65% : Investments in clean energy, environmental justice
63% :Franciscan Action Network and the Sisters of Mercy of the Americas were each encouraged by the bill's major investments in clean energy and environmental justice.
60% : In addition, 8-in-10 voters support generating renewable energy on public land, and 63% back requiring electric utilities to produce 100% of electricity from renewable sources by 2035.
59% : It includes more than $60 billion in clean energy and transportation technologies, including $30 billion in tax credits for solar panels, wind turbines, batteries and processing of critical minerals.
51% :20220721T1449-USA-CLIMATE-BIDEN-1729928.jpg President Joe Biden delivers remarks on climate change and renewable energy at the site of the former Brayton Point Power Station July 20 in Somerset, Massachusetts.
45% : Just when it appeared the prospects for Congress to pass climate legislation had all but collapsed, Democrats in the Senate struck a major deal by securing an elusive vote to resuscitate hundreds of billions of dollars in energy and climate investments as part of an expansive inflation, tax and health care reform bill.
42% :Just weeks earlier, Manchin, a Catholic with family ties to the coal industry, stated he no longer supported climate provisions in a reconciliation bill over concerns with inflation, but that he could reconsider once inflation showed signs of cooling.

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