House Democrats’ Defense of Climate Bill Brings Out GOP Opposition

March 19, 2021
House Energy and Commerce Committee Democrats kicked off their defense of a major climate change bill at a March 18 subcommittee hearing with a focus on provisions to aid industry and worker transition to a cleaner economy, calling on Republicans to cooperate and soliciting ways to improve the legislation. But the effort underscored a wide public gulf between the parties, with Republican lawmakers largely framing the bill, dubbed the CLEAN Future Act, as a jobs threat and countering with calls...


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