Senate votes to kill Obama coal rules

Published February 2, 2017 8:12pm ET



The Senate passed a resolution Thursday repealing regulations on the coal industry that were issued by the Obama administration in its eleventh hour.

The resolution passed, 54-45, one day after the House approved its own resolution of disapproval. The measure now will be sent to President Trump, who is expected to sign it. The resolution helps to fulfill part of Trump’s pledge to help coal miners get out from under the weight of increased regulation on their industry.

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