At an energy summit in his home state Thursday, Louisiana Republican Sen. Bill Cassidy tried to strike a balance between promoting his legislation that would slap a fee on foreign pollution and praising President Donald Trump, who relentlessly calls climate change a hoax.
At the American Council for Capital Formation gathering, Cassidy claimed his policy could “bridge the divide” of how the right and left think about energy.
Cassidy has partnered with Democrats on climate and energy legislation in recent years, including an offshore wind revenue-sharing bill with Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.) and a bill to study the carbon intensity of American manufacturing with the goal of showing U.S. products are more climate friendly.
At the event Thursday, held in New Orleans, Cassidy gave “a shoutout” to Trump for his energy agenda that he said benefits Louisiana companies at a time of rising electricity demand.
