Biden's clean-energy initiatives are total winners with the public and central to his jobs plan
Biden's clean-energy initiatives are total winners with the public and central to his jobs plan
May 27, 2021 1:29pm Eastern Daylight Time
by Kerry Eleveld, Daily Kos Staff at Daily Kos
https://m.dailykos.com/stories/2021/5/27/2032436/-Clean-energy-is-super-popular-It-s-also-a-central-plank-of-Biden-s-jobs-plan
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Senate Democrats took an important step forward Wednesday on efforts to combat climate change, passing the Clean Energy for America Act out of the Senate Finance Committee on a party-line vote (because GOP lawmakers apparently oppose clean energy). The bill addresses one of the central climate planks of President Joe Biden's American Jobs Plan by repealing tax incentives for fossil fuels and ensuring the tax code only rewards clean energy investments that produce zero or net-negative carbon emissions. Whether it would move forward as a standalone bill or potentially be folded into a larger jobs bill remains unclear, but it's likely a measure that could be passed by a simple majority vote through reconciliation, which is critical to any bill’s chances of becoming law these days.
Advancement of the legislation also provides the perfect opportunity to revisit how unbelievably popular Biden's clean-energy push is with Americans.
Fresh polling released Thursday from Navigator Research shows that fricking 78% of registered voters agree with the statement, "America should make significant investments in clean energy as part of our efforts to rebuild the economy." That even gets majority support from GOP voters. Here's the breakdown:
Democrats: 98% agree
Independents: 87% agree
Republicans: 55% agree
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