Centrist House Democrats Call For Bipartisan Climate Approach

Sept. 18, 2019, 7:31 PM UTC

A coalition of centrist House Democrats are seeking for greater bipartisanship in the climate debate, as Republicans question whether the majority’s proposals will achieve reasonable results and left-leaning groups criticize the approach as too weak.

The New Democrat Coalition unveiled a statement of principles Sept. 18 along with a list of 12 bills—seven of them bipartisan—that they believe will offer concrete solutions to climate change.

The policy recommendations set a goal of reaching net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050 at the latest, a target that is in line with House Democratic leaders on the Energy and ...

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