The Senate rejected four amendments Wednesday, including one offered by a Republican and three from Democrats, that would block or restrict Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) regulations on greenhouse gas emissions. But a vote on legislation in the House offered by Rep. Fred Upton of Michigan to block EPA regulations was put off until Thursday.
The bill is expected to easily pass the House. Despite the Senate failure, however, Republicans are trying their darndest to paint the it as a victory by pointing to a bipartisan consensus to rein in the EPA.
By the end of the night, 64 Senators (17 of them Democrats) voted for at least one measure to rein in the EPA – a victory by Republican leadership standards. “Today’s Senate votes prove momentum is on our side,” said Upton, chairman of the Energy and Commerce Committee.
“Today’s Senate vote proves beyond a shadow of a doubt that the bipartisan consensus is to stop the EPA’s regulatory march, and I look forward to a strong vote in the House tomorrow to do exactly that,” added Upton.
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