Republican Senate environment committee chief John Barrasso on Tuesday blocked a Democratic effort to establish a select committee on climate change, saying it would undermine his panel’s jurisdiction.
“We don’t need another committee, we don’t need the Green New Deal,” Barrasso said, stopping Democratic Minority Leader Chuck Schumer’s attempt to hold a vote on establishing the special climate committee on the Senate floor.
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