What to make of Manchin’s meet-n-greets

A bipartisan group of lawmakers is brainstorming climate and energy policies during ongoing meetings led by Sen. Joe Manchin. POLITICO’s Josh Siegel and Kelsey Tamborrino, who talked to lawmakers after Monday’s meeting, look at whether there is a legislative path forward for this bipartisan group and what those meetings mean for Democrats. 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.