US House yet to broker deal to advance bills seen as key to Biden’s climate agenda

摘要

Sweeping efforts to use the levers of federal government to expeditethe transition to a lower-carbon energy sector hung in the balanceSept. 30 as Democratic congressional leaders sought to corral votesfor an ambitious two-track approach.As of the afternoon of Sept. 30, Democrats were struggling tomeet their target for a House vote on a $1 trillion bipartisaninfrastructure bill as the wrangling continued. Moderates wereholding to their objections about the $3.5 trillion price tag of thebudget reconciliation package. And House progressives continuedto oppose the more modest infrastructure bill unless it wasaccompanied by action on reconciliation, which contained moreambitious climate provisions.