Democratic appropriators say there’s at least a small silver lining to the Republican takeover of Washington: Their narrow majorities in Congress could help save clean energy and climate funding.
That’s the word from both Senate Appropriations Chair Patty Murray (D-Wash.) and House Appropriations ranking member Rosa DeLauro (D-Conn.) who said bipartisanship will prevail despite the GOP “trifecta” next year.
If fiscal 2025 spending debates get punted into the next Congress, the likely need for at least some Democratic support on spending legislation could dull Republican efforts to slash discretionary funding, including for renewables, energy efficiency and climate resilience.
Democrats will fight those efforts, DeLauro said, but the most extreme proposals will have little chance of becoming law.
