activists rally outside the home of Senator Joe Manchin’s daughter, Sewickley, to support the Settlement Bill | News | Pittsburgh

U.S. Democratic Socialists, the Sunrise movement and members of the Ohio Valley Environmental Resistance Pittsburgh wake up early Tuesday, October 12 at the home of the daughter of the United States Senate, Heather Bresch’s Gated Sewikley Heights. We delivered a “Job”. Joe Manchin (DW.Va.) and a former lobbyist and executive of a pharmaceutical company. The activist stood outside a gate on the outskirts of Pittsburgh in the early morning of October 12.

Members of the organization gave a speech about Manchin’s refusal to support President Joe Biden’s $ 3.5 trillion best reconstruction law, which has become unmanageable. Manchin has shown some openness to the low bill price, but it’s unclear what overall support he has. Activists outside Bresch’s home said she was working with her father.

“Manchin is not financially moderate. According to a video posted by the group, it is bought and sold by an industry that fights human survival for its own benefit, ”said Elysee Silvestri, coordinator of the Sunrise Movement Pittsburgh. Said.

Bresch is a former CEO of Mylan. Pharmaceutical companies have accused EpiPen of increasing costs by almost 400% between 2007 and 2016. While she was CEO, Mylan was a major donor to Manchin’s political campaign.

Rise, shine, Heather Bresh!
Since @Sen_JoeManchin Ignoring the millions of Americans who want the perfect #BuildBackBetterActWe went to see someone he could hear: the daughter of his millionaire lobbyist. @pghDSA @Petro_Is_OVER pic.twitter.com/6n3FSpCvYm

– Pittsburgh Sunrise Movement 🌍🔥 (@sunrisemvmtpgh) 12 October 2021

The activist “Jobs” cites this background as the reason why organizations believe Bresh is suited to persuade Manchin to stop cutting bills. The bill is supported by the entire political spectrum, 66% of Americans support the bill. According to a recent poll. In West Virginia, the numbers are higher, 68% support.

But, as “Jobs” indicates, “Manchin does not listen to its members. Manchin recently refused to give a concrete answer. Currently, he and US Senator Kyrsten Cinema (D-Arizona) are two Democratic senators who are resisting the cost of the bill.

Manchin proposed reducing the bill to $ 1.5 trillion, and he claimed there was no timeline and wanted to understand the bill before explicitly supporting or opposing it.

“I don’t think Manchin cares that much, so I know moral appeal doesn’t work for Manchin,” Silvestri says. “But maybe her daughter said to her, ‘Daddy, you’re really messed up now.’ Maybe you will do something. ”