This Week in DC
Lawmakers return to work with Senate Democratic leaders determined to move both a bipartisan infrastructure package as well as an even bigger, partisan reconciliation bill ahead of the long August recess.
The $1.2 trillion infrastructure deal reached in June has the backing of major business groups, although it’s not clear whether it will have sufficient GOP support to pass the Senate if it looks like Democrats will also pass a multi-trillion-dollar reconciliation bill with the climate provisions and domestic spending they want.
On Wednesday, the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee will consider what could be a major piece of the infrastructure bill when it debates an energy measure that includes a package of key Western water provisions sought by ag groups.
Ahead of the July 4 recess, the committee’s chairman, Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., told E&E News he wanted to add the energy legislation to the larger infrastructure package. Committee aides have not responded to questions about his intent.
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The $1.2 trillion infrastructure deal reached in June has the backing of major business groups, although it’s not clear whether it will have sufficient GOP support to pass the Senate if it looks like Democrats will also pass a multi-trillion-dollar reconciliation bill with the climate provisions and domestic spending they want.
On Wednesday, the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee will consider what could be a major piece of the infrastructure bill when it debates an energy measure that includes a package of key Western water provisions sought by ag groups.
Ahead of the July 4 recess, the committee’s chairman, Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., told E&E News he wanted to add the energy legislation to the larger infrastructure package. Committee aides have not responded to questions about his intent.
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