Aug. 11, 2021: A warning sign for Democrats on climate policy
We have liftoff. Early this morning, in a 50-49 vote along party lines, the Senate passed a $3.5 trillion budget resolution that outlines the Dems’ policy agenda. We stayed up late watching the Senate vote-a-rama, the long and free-wheeling debate over amendments to the budget resolution. The vote-a-rama is meaningless in some ways. The amendments — as well as the underlying resolution — are all non-binding. But if there was one area where the Republican Party repeatedly revealed a Democratic divide, it was on climate policy.
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We have liftoff. Early this morning, in a 50-49 vote along party lines, the Senate passed a $3.5 trillion budget resolution that outlines the Dems’ policy agenda.
We stayed up late watching the Senate vote-a-rama, the long and free-wheeling debate over amendments to the budget resolution.
The vote-a-rama is meaningless in some ways. The amendments — as well as the underlying resolution — are all non-binding.
But if there was one area where the Republican Party repeatedly revealed a Democratic divide, it was on climate policy.
Raghu Manavalan is the host of POLITICO's Playbook.
Jenny Ament is the senior producer for POLITICO Audio.
Irene Noguchi is the executive producer of POLITICO Audio.