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Schumer, Pelosi Want Climate-Change Measures In Infrastructure Deal

"Democratic congressional leaders are insisting that any deal cut with President Trump on legislation to rebuild the nation’s ailing infrastructure include provisions intended to promote clean energy and combat climate change.

With Democrats poised to take control of the House in January, Trump has suggested that investing in infrastructure could be a shared priority, given the Democratic Party has long advocated public spending as a means to create jobs.

In an op-ed published Thursday night in The Washington Post, Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer (D-N.Y.) said that he sees potential for compromise with Trump but “if the president wanted to earn Democratic support in the Senate, any infrastructure bill would have to include policies and funding that help transition our country to a clean-energy economy and mitigate the risks the United States already faces from climate change.”"

John Wagner reports for the Washington Post December 7, 2018.

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"Chuck Schumer: No Deal On Infrastructure Without Addressing Climate Change"

 

Source: Washington Post, 12/10/2018