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House committee approves Democrats’ centerpiece clean electricity climate plan

By Josh Siegel
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House committee approves Democrats’ centerpiece clean electricity climate plan

The House Energy and Commerce Committee has approved the centerpiece climate change policy of Democrats’ infrastructure and social spending reconciliation package as part of an aggressive push to move the United States away from its dependence on fossil fuels.

The committee voted 30-27 on a partisan basis Tuesday to advance the core energy portion of its Build Back Better Act, a plan to pay utilities to generate a growing percentage of power from clean sources.

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