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Dems abandon popular bills because of Trump cuts
A House Energy and Commerce subcommittee approved more than a dozen bills, but many Democrats declined to back noncontroversial proposals because of the Trump administration's actions.
The Subcommittee on Energy's markup Thursday of 13 bills focused mostly largely on partisan measures to support fossil fuels and nuclear generation.
Surprisingly, Democrats did not vote for two bills that would mandate Department of Energy studies on supply chain vulnerabilities for energy and critical minerals. Some did support hydropower legislation.
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'We can't pretend it's business as usual and justify putting additional duties on agencies that are already stressed, overworked and don't have a sufficient workforce,' said Rep. Jennifer McClellan (D-Va.).
