Days After Midterm Blowout, 22 Democrats Join GOP to Advance 'Massive Giveaway' to Big Oil | Common Dreams
The US Senate voted 73-25, with 22 Democrats joining Republicans, to advance the Bipartisan American Affordability and Jobs Act, a permitting bill backed by the Trump White House and the American Petroleum Institute that would weaken the Clean Water Act, exempt energy projects from NEPA review, and limit courts' power to pause them. Critics including Sen. Jeff Merkley and Oil Change International call it a giveaway to Big Oil that bypasses public input, and environmental groups urged delaying it until Democrats take control of Congress.
