Government,
Environmental & Energy
Nov. 2, 2021
Is Congress moving too little and too slow on climate change?
The current spate of headlines about Biden’s inability to advance his agenda seems odd to any political realist. Who would believe that an administration with a bare majority in the House of Representatives and a split Senate could in its first two years obtain passage of a nearly $2 trillion COVID-relief package, and may soon enact a $1.25 trillion infrastructure package and a $1.75 trillion companion reconciliation bill addressing a range of social reforms sought for decades by progressives in this country?
Gerald George
Partner
Davis Wright Tremaine LLP
Email: GeraldGeorge@dwt.com
Gerald is an environmental partner in the firm's San Francisco office. He has practiced environmental law for 30 years, including as head of the U.S. Department of Justice Environmental Enforcement Section field office in San Francisco.
The current spate of headlines about President Joe Biden's inability to advance his agenda seems odd to any political realist. Who would believe that an administration with a bare majority in the House of Representatives and a split Senate could in its first two years obtain passage of a nearly $2 trillion COVID-relief package, and may soon enact a $1.25 trillion infrastructure package and a $1.75 trillion companion reconciliation bill addressing a range of social ref...
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