Before taking the helm of E&E Daily, Manuel served as the publication's deputy editor, coordinating congressional and political coverage. Manuel covered coal and mining issues after joining E&E News in 2011. He also followed campaigns and the debate surrounding the Keystone XL oil pipeline. Prior to E&E, Manuel covered Congress for several public radio stations around the country as part of the Capitol News Connection bureau. He started his journalism career in television news, covering the Missouri General Assembly for KMIZ-TV and the Virginia General Assembly for WSET-TV. He graduated from American University with a degree in journalism and a minor in international relations. He has a master's degree in political science from the University of Missouri.
House lawmakers have introduced dozens of proposed amendments to the House's second spending package up for debate next week, which includes measures to fund the Interior and Agriculture departments and EPA.
A bipartisan group of House lawmakers introduced legislation this week taking aim at Russian energy exports and the Nord Stream 2 pipeline.
The Senate will continue its accelerated pace for considering executive and judicial nominations, with four votes set for tonight.
The House Financial Services Committee will vote on legislation next week to reauthorize and reform the National Flood Insurance Program.
House lawmakers will give fast-track consideration this week to a series of bills meant to fight ocean acidification.