House GOP Under Pressure From Allies to Support Planks of Democratic Climate Plan

GOP and business groups are pressing House Republicans to support components of a sweeping climate plan proposed by Democrats last week.

House Republicans have accused Democratic leaders of a special climate change committee that released the plan of violating committee rules by issuing the proposal on a partisan basis, without including GOP members as originally expected.

But GOP policy advocates and allied groups say House Republicans should not let bitterness get in the way of working with Democrats, even in an election year, on concepts such as promoting pre-disaster mitigation, spending and tax credits for clean energy technologies, and modernizing the electricity grid.

“I sure hope the well hasn’t been that poisoned,” said Marty Durbin, the president of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce’s Global Energy Institute. “There is a lot in here you can find consensus between parties and the business community. An election year is no excuse for not getting things done.”

Democrats’ 500-plus page plan to “solve the climate crisis,” compiled over a year and a half, includes a grab bag of aggressive policies. The agenda is a response to Democratic voters who have rated climate change a top area of concern. (Read more from “House GOP Under Pressure From Allies to Support Planks of Democratic Climate Plan” HERE)

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