Yesterday, The New York Times reported in an article called “Manchin, in Reversal, Agrees to Quick Action on Climate and Tax Plan,” that a Senate bill to help climate change may advance and be sent back to the House for a vote. Below is a link to the article following a few paragraphs.
“Senator Joe Manchin III of West Virginia, a key centrist Democrat, announced on Wednesday that he had agreed to include hundreds of billions of dollars for climate and energy programs and tax increases in a package to subsidize health care and lower the cost of prescription drugs, less than two weeks after abruptly upending hopes for such an agreement this summer.
The package would set aside $369 billion for climate and energy proposals, the most ambitious climate action ever taken by Congress, and raise an estimated $451 billion in new tax revenue over a decade, while cutting federal spending on prescription drugs by $288 billion, according to a summary circulated Wednesday evening.
The product of a deal announced by Mr. Manchin and Senator Chuck Schumer, Democrat of New York and the majority leader, it would reduce the federal deficit by about $300 billion, while seeking to push down the cost of health care, prescription medicines and electricity.”
Since we are in dire need to move forward the US federal government’s response to climate change matching efforts of cities, states and more than several companies, this is good news if it can get passed in both chambers. With places like Texas leading the way on wind-energy and California on solar energy, and offshore wind energy about to launch so we can match places like Scotland, we are poised to do even more. As an independent voter who has been a member of both parties, this is a positive sign.
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I wonder who changed Mr. Manchin’s mind for him. Whoever it is has my gratitude.
Larry, my guess is a promise of some kind of help. Keith
That would be a big step towards a climate-friendly USA. A role model for many other countries.
Erika, indeed it would be. But, there are some countries that are ahead of us. The US could truly leverage what is already going on. Keith
Every step counts and what other countries already do can be a motivational benefit.
Thanks Erika.
I sure hope “Lucy” Manchin doesn’t pull the football away at the last minute.
Let’s hope not. That would make us all Charlie Browns.
I hope people won’t be discouraged to learn that the bill contains money for fossil fuels. Legislation involves compromise, and there would have been no way to get Manchin on board, knowing nothing would have happened without him, if he’d gained nothing from it.
We must now hope Ms Sinema isn’t so miffed about being excluded from negotiations that she starts making her own demands.
Annie, thanks for adding this. Compromise makes unusual add ins. I agree on Senator Sienna. Keith