Sen. Tim Scott’s efforts to overturn a Securities and Exchange Commission climate disclosure rule has attracted one Democrat as a backer: West Virginia Sen. Joe Manchin.

Scott, R-S.C., launched his Congressional Review Act resolution Wednesday, allowing Congress to use an expedited process to vote down administrative rules, reports The Washington Examiner.

The move comes after the SEC voted 3-2 to adopt a rule setting requirements about how and what companies must report to their investors how their operations impact the climate.

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