Markey sees reconciliation bill as ‘precondition’ for UN climate meeting

Sen. Ed Markey (D-MA), one of several progressive lawmakers who has been pushing his fellow Democrats to include significant climate-related measures in a budget “reconciliation” package, is arguing that enactment of such a bill is a “precondition” to successful international climate talks this fall. “If the United States is going to be the leader, we have to pass this legislation,” Markey said during a July 14 event hosted by Axios . “You cannot preach temperance from a barstool. You...