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House Energy committee divided over whether to include “electric” and “emissions reduction” in joint carbon committee charge
Summary
Members of the House Energy and Digital Infrastructure committee on May 12 split in a straw poll over whether the joint carbon emissions reduction committee’s title and duties should explicitly include the words “electric” and “emissions reduction,” with the chair declining to call a formal vote and directing members to draft a letter to the Speaker instead.
The House Energy and Digital Infrastructure committee debated on May 12 whether to keep the words “electric” and “emissions reduction” in the title and duties of a proposed joint carbon emissions reduction committee.
Representative Kathleen James, chair, said she would take a straw poll after reopening the discussion. Members who argued to remove the words said emissions reduction and electricity are already addressed in existing laws and that including them could distract the new committee from a primary focus on energy generation…
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