White House advisor and former EPA head Gina McCarthy says President Biden wants a utility standard in a filibuster-proof bill Democrats will draft.
Biden’s trip Wednesday to Crystal Lake, Ill., is just the latest of his visits to swing-vote areas in a bid to help his agenda and Democrats before the 2022 midterm election.
McCarthy described the clean energy standard as “an important anchor” for the administration’s climate goals. “It will provide certainty about telling the utilities what the future needs to look like so they can continue to make their money and move forward and have a healthy system in place,” she said.Biden will need to satisfy progressivesBut McCarthy said she thinks the White House will be able to keep the caucus united around a final package that includes the clean-energy standard: “Nobody is walking away from the table on this.
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