Senate Democrats rallied Thursday against the Trump administration’s plan to gut President Barack Obama’s signature climate change initiative, predicting the move would harm the economy, create more pollution, and even kill people.
“This decision kills people,” Jeff Merkley of Oregon said as part of a series of planned speeches on the Senate floor. “Aren’t we here to make Americans stronger and better? Not to kill Americans, not to put Americans in the hospital. Yet, the president’s plan does exactly that. Let’s do right for Americans and reject this dirty power plan that will hurt us in every way possible.”
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