Activists Push To Expand Slate Of Senate Democrats Defending EPA Rules

摘要

Environmentalists are looking to expand the roster of Senate Democrats willing to defend EPA rules against House Republicans' attempts to block agency regulations, hoping to expand the list of EPA supporters beyond liberal coastal state senators to include Democrats seen as moderate on the environment. Broadening the slate of Democratic senators who will defend rules could help give some shape to Senate Democrats' as-yet-undefined strategy for countering an oncoming GOP onslaught against EPA regulations, sources say. Winning the support of Democrats who are seen as environmental moderates — including Sens. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) and Kay Hagan (D-NC) — could help make the case for EPA rules to a wider audience.