Democrats Fail to End Trump’s Energy Emergency as Costs Spike

Senate Democrats Wednesday once again failed to end President Donald Trump’s national energy emergency.

Lawmakers voted 47-51 to reject S.J. Res. 71, which would have terminated Trump‘s Jan. 20 executive order declaring a national energy emergency. The Senate voted down the same measure (S.J.Res.10) in February.

Democrats pushed for a second vote this year on a resolution to argue the administration’s stance on energy hurts American consumers. They cited rising energy costs over the past several months, as well as the administration’s moves to delay or cancel clean energy projects across the country as proof that ...