‘Squad’ members absent as House Democrats score historic climate victory

By Virginia Aabram
Published August 13, 2022 12:55am ET
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‘Squad’ members absent as House Democrats score historic climate victory
Squad members, from left, Rep. Rashida Tlaib, Rep. Ilhan Omar, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, and Rep. Ayanna Pressley. | (J. Scott Applewhite/AP)


All five congresswomen who constitute the progressive “Squad” were absent from the House floor Friday as Democrats passed the country’s largest investment in clean energy ever.

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