Ex-Manchin Aide Who Helped Craft Energy Bill Now at Lobbying Firm with Pipeline Ties
• Ex-Manchin aide Peter Stahley helped craft energy provisions in Biden's Inflation Reduction Act and now works in energy policy role at lobbying firm Cassidy & Associates
• Stahley went from senior staffer on Senate Energy Committee and advising on mineral and permitting policies to senior VP at influential firm
• His move shows potentially lucrative "revolving door" from government to private sector, posing conflict of interest concerns
• Cassidy clients include firm tied to Mountain Valley Pipeline approved under Manchin's deal with Schumer and Pelosi
• Other ex-Manchin aides have also gone to energy companies and lobbying firms, facing scrutiny over industry ties