Manchin’s Chief of Staff to Become Top Lobbyist at American Petroleum Institute
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The top aide of Sen. Joe Manchin, a close ally of the fossil fuel industry, is leaving the West Virginia Democrat’s office to work directly for Big Oil as a lobbyist at the American Petroleum Institute, one of the most powerful influence-peddling organizations in the United States. Axios, which first reported the news of Lance West’s departure to API on Thursday, noted that “through the on-again...