Four Senate Republicans Vow To Defend Climate Law Tax Credits

Wind turbine foundation components at a construction hub at the Port of Providence in Rhode Island.

Photographer: Adam Glanzman/Bloomberg
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Four Republican senators are warning against a wholesale repeal of energy tax credits in former President Joe Biden’s signature climate law, asking their party’s leadership to instead take a measured approach.

Republicans effectively won’t be able to pass their tax agenda without them. With a 53-47 majority, the party can have no more than three defections and still pass the partisan tax bill with a tie-breaking vote from Vice President JD Vance.