Democrats to Target Trump Environmental Rollbacks If They Win House
- Party eyes intense oversight of Trump deregulation drive
- Stepped up oversight could complicate Trump’s energy agenda
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Democratic lawmakers are quietly making plans to use hearings and investigations to focus attention on the Trump administration’s environmental agenda if they win control of the House of Representatives.
Because they are less likely to capture the Senate, Democrats would have limited opportunities to enact laws. But they can assert themselves in the House -- and complicate President Donald Trump’s deregulatory efforts -- by using time-honored strategies of burying agencies in oversight requests and hauling federal officials to Capitol Hill for grillings.