Climate hawks play hard ball
Senators Joe Manchin and Kyrsten Sinema’s play to shrink the Democrats’ reconciliation package has worked. But in trying to find a compromise that will keep the president’s agenda and get the votes, the White House and Democratic leadership are finding that progressives and environmentalists are also ready to use their voting leverage to get a bold deal on climate change. Today, POLITICO’s Kelsey Tamborrino explains where the talks stand.
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Show Notes
Senators Joe Manchin and Kyrsten Sinema’s play to shrink the Democrats’ reconciliation package has worked. But in trying to find a compromise that will keep the president’s agenda and get the votes, the White House and Democratic leadership are finding that progressives and environmentalists are also ready to use their voting leverage to get a bold deal on climate change. Today, POLITICO’s Kelsey Tamborrino explains where the talks stand.
Kelsey Tamborrino covers Energy for POLITICO.
Annie Snider covers environment issues for POLITICO and is the host of POLITICO Energy.
Carlos Prieto is a Politico podcast producer.
Raghu Manavalan is the host-producer of the Playbook Daily Briefing and a senior editor for POLITICO audio.
Irene Noguchi is the executive producer of POLITICO’s audio department.
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