burning fossil fuels. this is not conjecture. manchin has stakes in the coal industry. the new york times dug deeper revealing a manchin family owned business has made a small fortune selling waste coal from abandoned mines to a heavily polluting power plant in the state. the blind trust in which mr. manchin s interests lie held between $500,000 and $1 million last year according to his most recent disclosure form. the company, enersystems delivered him $492,000 in dividends, interest and business income in 2020, end quote. he has acknowledged his ties to the family coal company. he says it s not a big deal that his family s shares ever hidden in a blind trust. manchin has received more campaign donations from the oil, coal, gas industries than any