A sweeping energy package aimed at fighting climate change, which was meant to have bipartisan backing, has reached an impasse in the Senate over a coolant amendment. The bill, though widely supported by both parties, stalled over a proposed amendment to phase down hydrofluorocarbons, or HFCs, over 15 years. DEMS CONDEMNING TRUMP'S PROPOSED PAYROLL TAX AFTER PREVIOUSLY SUPPORTING OBAMA'SWithout a vote on the HFC language, the energy bill was derailed in a procedural vote, 47-44. Kennedy said the energy bill was now “dead as a doornail,” but Carper seemed more optimistic. “Let’s not squander this opportunity [to] help our nation move toward greater energy security, energy efficiency and energy affordability for years to come.''

Source: Fox News March 10, 2020 23:03 UTC