Climate Politics
Ex-EPA Chiefs Back Climate Deal Heading for Senate Vote
- Ex-officials say deal would help meet Biden’s emissions goals
- Legislation may get Senate passage vote this weekend
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A bipartisan group of former EPA administrators endorsed the tax-and-climate deal Senate Democrats are moving to pass as quickly as this weekend, calling it the “most significant piece of climate legislation in United States history.”
“The legislation meets the moment of urgency that the climate crisis demands, and will position the U.S. to meet President Biden’s climate goals of reducing emissions 50-52% by 2030, while making unprecedented investments in clean energy solutions that will save families hundreds of dollars a year and create new, good paying union jobs across the country,” the former administrators said in a statement Friday.