The Biden administration on Friday upheld a request by the Mountain Valley Pipeline developers to ask the Supreme Court to reverse the lower court’s order to halt construction of the project.
Pipeline developers last week filed an emergency petition with Chief Justice John Roberts asking the Supreme Court to revoke the Fourth Circuit’s order to stop construction, even though Congress passed a bill to guarantee completion of the work and transfer the lawsuit to the DC Circuit. The Biden administration told the Supreme Court on Friday it should grant the developer’s application.
In a response to the Biden administration, Attorney General Elizabeth Preroger said, “Despite what it believes may be the benefits of having government agencies reconsider the challenged measures, Congress has determined that further reconsideration was unwarranted and has prioritized the ‘timely’ completion of the MVP over benefits addressed by other federal legislation.”
A debt ceiling agreement with Republican House Speaker Kevin McCarthy and President Joe Biden required agencies to authorize pipeline construction and stripped courts of jurisdiction to review agency approval processes. (RELATED: SCOTUS Called to Decide Fate of Critical Pipeline After Federal Court Stops Construction Against Congress)
WASHINGTON, DC – SEPTEMBER 20: Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV) speaks during a news conference at the Capitol in Washington, DC, September 20, 2022. Manchin spoke about allowing energy reforms and preventing a government shutdown.
Democratic West Virginia Senator Joe Manchin Presents Court Evidence simply The Supreme Court on Tuesday also upheld the Mountain Valley Pipeline developer’s emergency application.
“We are proud to have assisted in the final completion of the Mountain Valley Pipeline through ratification and approval of the project permit without further judicial review under the Financial Responsibility Act,” Manchin said in a statement. statement. “But once again, this critical energy infrastructure project has been put on hold by the Fourth Circuit, even though the new law clearly states that the Fourth Circuit no longer has this authority.”
“While it is unfortunate that members of Congress will have to ask the Supreme Court to intervene in order to maintain the credibility of the legislation we passed and the President signed into law, I am confident the Court will uphold our legislation and allow MVP construction to resume,” he continued.
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