Senator Joe Manchin and Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer have been privately huddling for weeks on a party-line bill that would include incentives for the clean energy sector. But POLITICO has learned that Manchin isn’t keen on supporting a direct pay provision in the reconciliation package. POLITICO’s Josh Siegel and Kelsey Tamborrino explain how that could impact President Joe Biden’s clean energy goals. 

Josh Siegel is an energy reporter for POLITICO. 

Kelsey Tamborrino is a reporter covering clean energy.

Nirmal Mulaikal is a POLITICO audio host-producer. 

Raghu Manavalan is a senior editor for POLITICO audio.

Jenny Ament is the executive producer of POLITICO’s audio department.

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