WASHINGTON, DC - Early Wednesday morning, after a markup that lasted over 15 hours, House Democrats, led by House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Chairman Peter DeFazio, moved a historic package through committee.
The package makes significant investments in cleaning up the transportation sector, a sector responsible for emitting the most climate-disrupting emissions in the nation and contributing to dangerous air quality in communities.
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WASHINGTON, DC - On Friday, House Democrats in the Ways and Means Committee unveiled plans for an array of clean energy tax incentives, including new incentives to accelerate the adoption of electric vehicles in the US.
One incentive is a $7,500 point-of-sale consumer rebate, with an additional $4,500 for vehicles assembled by union workers and $500 for vehicles using batteries manufactured in the US. The package also includes a used EV tax credit.
Boston — Sierra Club is calling on Congressman Neal to go bold on incentivizing a just transition to a clean energy economy. As Chair of the Ways and Means Committee, Congressman Neal has the power to ensure that the historic $3.5 trillion budget reconciliation bill includes the strongest incentives possible for the longest period possible, 10 years. Such a bill should promote the development of a domestic manufacturing supply chain for clean energy while rapidly deploying renewable energy infrastructure that will decarbonize our electricity grid and protect communities from extreme climate disasters. Congressman Neal should also end the billions of dollars in special interest subsidies that disproportionately benefit the fossil fuel industry.
La Cámara de Representantes, liderada por el Representante Sewell y su liderazgo parlamentario, aprobó ayer la Ley John Lewis de Mejora de los Derechos del Votante (VRAA) tras ser reintroducida la semana pasada.
La Cámara de Representantes aprobó hoy una resolución presupuestaria de $3,5 billones (trillions), un paso crucial para proveer audaces inversiones que necesitan las comunidades del país.
El Senado aprobó hoy una histórica resolución presupuestaria de $3,5 billones (trillons en inglés) con el potencial de ofrecer transformativas inversiones en la acción climática, al igual que cuidado de la salud, empleos y prioridades de justicia social en Estados Unidos.
El Senado votó anoche en favor de debatir un proyecto de ley bipartidista sobre infraestructura, una señal de progreso en el esfuerzo que el Presidente Biden y los líderes demócratas del Congreso están realizando para satisfacer las necesidades de comunidades de todo el país.
WASHINGTON, D.C. - After demanding unprecedented concessions and watering down essential infrastructure legislation, Republican Senators prevented Congress from even debating the legislation that they had negotiated by abusing, once again, the filibuster for partisan purposes.
Informes aseguran que la Bancada Demócrata del Congreso presentará hoy un proyecto de ley que impondría una tarifa a los materiales importados fabricados con un alto nivel de contaminación climática.
La Cámara de Representantes aprobó hoy la Ley INVEST, una iniciativa sobre transporte de superficie e infraestructura hidráulica de cinco años y $715.000 millones, además de $44.000 millones que se han agregado durante el proceso de aprobación.
Washington, DC – The Sierra Club, together with NRDC Action Fund, Oxfam America, Greenpeace USA, Friends of the Earth Action, Food and Water Watch, Oil Change International, DNC Environment and Climate Crisis Council, and a wide range of health, environmental, and other groups across the nation, are calling on Congress to pass significant cuts to fossil fuel subsidies embedded in the tax code.
El presidente Biden anunció hoy un trato sobre un paquete de infraestructura bipartidista que dijo que tiene que avanzar en tándem con una propuesta mayor que incluye prioridades demócratas, como energía limpia y el medio ambiente.