House Republicans are on the cusp of passing a sprawling energy package with the support of Democrats, in what will be a major legislative win that GOP lawmakers say will give them increased leverage against Senate Democrats and President Biden.
The House will pass the Lower Energy Costs Act on Thursday, a wide-ranging bill dubbed H.R. 1, with dozens of longtime Republican priorities, that seeks to boost fossil fuel production and fast-track approval of new projects to lower household energy costs.
The Democratic defections, coupled with Mr. Biden’s stunning reversal earlier this month on a controversial D.C. crime bill that left House Democrats fuming, is fueling Republicans’ hopes they can pressure the White House and Senate Democrats to the negotiating table on energy policies. “I would like this to be part of a debt ceiling negotiation,” Mr. Scalise said. “There are a lot of senators that are recognizing — especially those that are up on the ballot next year — that high energy costs are a huge burden on families all across America, and especially in their states.”
But most Democrats don’t buy it. They call House Republicans’ bill the “Polluters over People Act,” and Senate Democrats say it’s “dead on arrival.” Mr. Biden has also threatened a veto. The sales pitch from Republicans is that Democrats need the provisions for critical aspects of their green agenda, such as more mineral mining for electric vehicle batteries.
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