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Don't call it a climate bill: Senators unveil bipartisan energy package
3 monthes ago | By Grist
On Thursday, Senators Lisa Murkowski, a Republican from Alaska and the chair of the Senate's energy committee, and Joe Manchin, a Democrat from West Virginia, unveiled the American Energy Innovation Act of 2020. If passed, the bill would be the first comprehensive update to U.S. energy policy in 12 years.
In a statement, Murkowski called the package, which combines bits and pieces of 50 energy-related measures cleared by the energy committee in 2019, America's “best chance to modernize our nation's energy policies.” She said she hopes Senate Democrats and Republicans will work together to...
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