What are New Mexico’s Democrat U.S. senators pushing in Congress’ climate change bill?

August 10, 2022

Source: Carlsbad Current Argus

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After the U.S. Senate passed the Inflation Reduction Act Sunday, New Mexico’s two U.S. senators touted environmental provisions in the sweeping climate change legislation they said would help reduce pollution and the nation’s reliance on fossil fuels.

The bill introduced by Democrat Senate leadership marked a reconciliation between Senate Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) and Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) who signaled his opposition to the Build Back Better Act – a signature piece of legislation pushed by President Joe Biden intended to reduce pollution across U.S. industries.

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