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A proposal by Senate Republicans would adjust the pace at which some crucial home energy efficiency and electric vehicle tax credits are phased out in timelines different from what House Republicans proposed in the multitrillion-dollar tax bill they passed last month.
The Senate’s tax bill would boost baseload electricity — including nuclear and geothermal power — while slashing incentives for intermittent sources.
If enacted, Republicans’ draft legislation would mean that President Biden’s signature climate legislation would effectively be neutered.
The U.S. Senate voted to confirm Republican Senate aide Olivia Trusty to serve on the Federal Communications Commission on Tuesday, days after two members of telecommunications regulator resigned.
Democrats wanted to file a discharge petition to try to force a Helene bill with $435 million in relief funding out of Senate committee.
A plurality of voters oppose the sweeping tax-and-spending legislation, with mixed opinions on specific provisions, according to a Washington Post-Ipsos poll conducted earlier this month.
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The Senate GOP reconciliation bill's higher education provisions "would cause widespread harm to American families," said Sameer Gadkaree, the president of The Institute for College Access & Success,
Senate Republicans detailed changes to Trump’s tax and spending bill that would end tax credits for some renewable energy by 2028.