Despite Midterm Win, Are Democrats About to Help GOP Pass 'Massive Giveaway' to Big Oil and Big Tech? | Common Dreams
A Common Dreams article examines S.5653, the Bipartisan American Affordability and Jobs Act, facing a Senate vote as soon as Monday, with Democratic co-sponsors Sheldon Whitehouse and Martin Heinrich arguing its benefits outweigh Republican demands while hundreds of green groups oppose it. Critics including Elizabeth Bast, Earthworks, Public Citizen's David Arkush, and Bill McKibben warn it is a giveaway to fossil fuel, mining, and Big Tech interests that weakens environmental laws, and argue Democrats should wait for a better deal in the new Congress; McKibben also urges senators not to hand newly appointed chief of staff Stephen Miller what John Podesta called a "loaded howitzer."
