Democrats’ split on energy policies threaten budget bill
Story Date: 9/30/2021

 

Source: Laura Weiss, ROLL CALL, 9/29/21

House and Senate Democrats are moving further away from each other on energy-related provisions of their sprawling budget reconciliation bill at a critical moment for President Joe Biden's domestic policy agenda. The latest sign of trouble came Monday night when a trio of Texas Democrats released a letter asking party leaders to drop new taxes and fees from the budget bill they say would harm U.S. oil and gas producers. The letter from Vicente Gonzalez, Henry Cuellar and Filemon Vela also targets a linchpin of Democrats' climate policies...

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