Capito Cites Room To Modify ESPS Bill, But Democrats Remain Skeptical

May 21, 2015
Sen. Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) is suggesting that her recent legislation incorporating multiple attacks on EPA's greenhouse gas (GHG) rules for new and existing power plants gives EPA critics more negotiating “tools” to modify the bill as they seek more Democratic support for the legislation. Capito in new comments to Inside EPA offers further indication that the legislation she recently floated with Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV) and more than two dozen Republicans, including Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY),...


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