Senate Democrats on Wednesday will attempt to limit President Donald Trump’s ability to combat the energy affordability crisis in the United States by forcing a vote on a resolution that, if it were to become law, would revoke his declaration of an energy emergency.
The joint resolution will be forced to a roll-call vote by Democratic Sens. Tim Kaine of Virginia and Martin Heinrich of New Mexico.
Given the Republican majority in both the Senate and the House of Representatives, however, it is unlikely that the measure will become law. Instead, members of Congress effectively will only be expending time to posture on the issue.
Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., told his colleagues on the Senate floor that the legislative proposal is misguided because the United States faces a looming energy crisis.
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