iPolitics By Davis Legree. Published on Dec 22, 2020 11:47am
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The U.S. Senate and House of Representatives both passed a $900 billion US COVID-19 relief bill yesterday. The stimulus package includes a plan to reduce the usage of hydrofluorocarbons, chemicals used for refrigerators and air conditioners that are considered significantly worse for the climate than carbon dioxide.
The bill also contains a $35 billion US investment in renewable technology and energy efficiency, including $4 billion US for solar, wind, hydropower, and geothermal research and development, along with $1.7 billion US to help low-income families retrofit their homes with green technology.
“This is perhaps the most significant climate legislation Congress has ever passed,” said Grant Carlisle, a senior policy adviser at the Natural Resources Defense Council.
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Mitch McConnell says Joe Biden s Cabinet picks will receive floor consideration Follow Us
Question of the Day By David Sherfinski - The Washington Times - Tuesday, December 22, 2020
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said he plans to treat President-elect Joseph R. Biden and his Cabinet picks “a hell of a lot better” than congressional Democrats treated President Trump.
That doesn’t mean all of Mr. Biden’s nominees will be approved, said the Kentucky Republican.
“[Biden’s nominees] aren’t all going to pass on a voice vote, and they aren’t all going to make it, but I will put them on the floor,” Mr. McConnell told Scott Jennings, a former adviser, in an interview published this week in the Louisville Courier-Journal.
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