Bipartisan Climate Caucus Launched in Senate

On October 23, 2019, Senators Chris Coons (D-DE) and Mike Braun (R-IN) launched the bipartisan Senate Climate Solutions Caucus that will focus on energy innovation and business-friendly solutions to climate change. In an Op-Ed for The Hill, Senators Coons and Braun wrote: “Today, we are launching the Senate Climate Solutions Caucus, a bipartisan group of senators who, like the Americans we serve, believe Congress should play a central role in guiding America’s 21st century energy economy and addressing the challenge of a changing climate. Our caucus seeks to take the politics out of this important issue. Instead, members will commit to an honest dialogue, through which we can develop solutions that solidify American environmental leadership, promote American workers, and make meaningful progress on protecting our environment.” The Senate climate caucus is similar to the House’s bipartisan Climate Solutions Caucus, which had nearly 100 members at the end of the previous Congress but shrunk significantly after losing a third of its Republican members in the 2018 midterm elections. The House caucus, now chaired by Ted Deutch (D-FL) and Francis Rooney (R-FL), started out with an even split between Republican and Democratic members but currently has more Democrats. The Senate caucus, however, will add the same number of members from each party. According to E&E News, Braun and Coons agreed that they would not be including lawmakers who are looking to...
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