Posted on 01/26/2021 4:03:54 PM PST by BenLurkin
"It might be a good idea for President Biden to call a climate emergency," the New York Democrat told MSNBC’s Rachel Maddow.
"He can do many, many things under the emergency powers ... that he could do without legislation," the Senate leader said.
"Trump used this emergency for a stupid wall, which wasn't an emergency. But if there ever was an emergency, climate is one," Schumer added.
For the first time in nearly a decade, Democrats control the Senate, House and White House. But most legislation still has to pass the 60-vote hurdle. Schumer -- who hasn’t committed to leaving the filibuster in place permanently -- told MSNBC that his party was looking into ways to include climate change legislation and other parts of Biden’s Build Back Better plan in budget reconciliation. Reconciliation eliminates the filibuster on certain budgetary legislation.
"There may be things that are reconcilable," Schumer said about the ability to include climate rules in budget legislation.
Reports this week predict the Biden administration will take further executive action on the matter Wednesday. A memo obtained by Reuters revealed a new round of forthcoming executive orders to combat climate change domestically and elevate it to a national security threat
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Ray Charles could have seen this coming...
“The sky is falling”.
The so-called greenhouse emissions have been in steady decline through innovation and technology. There is no purpose to these steps other than to control our behavior in the name of climate change.
I guess Schumer doesn’t consider human trafficking, criminal cartels, violent gangs, slavery, sex slavery, child slavery, etc. to be major issues of concern.
Climate change is as real as the “silent spring”... all the birds dead for decades now...
As real as peak oil - no oil in the world since the 1980’s...
As real as all glaciers in Glacier park melting...
As real as parts of Manhattan under water by 2010...
More liberal ‘elite’ BS put out to frighten the little people into ignoring the horrors they’re doing to the world.
Climate change is as real as the “silent spring”... all the birds dead for decades now...
As real as peak oil - no oil in the world since the 1980’s...
As real as all glaciers in Glacier park melting...
As real as parts of Manhattan under water by 2010...
More liberal ‘elite’ BS put out to frighten the little people into ignoring the horrors the ‘elites’ are doing to the world.
Until they return to their... constituents, when they will learn their “limits”.
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You can’t vote them out anymore, unless the Dem party wants to replace the incumbent with another Dem - did you miss the 2020 election?
Oh, come on, man!!! That makes too much sense.
>>>But if there ever was an emergency, climate is one,” Schumer added.<<<
That’s an old one Chucky. Get a clue from AlGore.
I sure HOPE they contacted the sun to remind it to COOL DOWN!
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