Democrats shelve climate messaging to attack GOP on green energy credits

Democrats shelve climate messaging to attack GOP on green energy credits


Democrats and environmental groups are stealing a phrase from Republicans and Big Oil to warn of an economic fallout that would undermine “American energy dominance” rather than harp how nixing Inflation Reduction Act credits would further fuel climate change.

“They could get rid of this stuff because of their politics, but they would end up with electricity rates skyrocketing in their home states and a big job loss,” Sen. Brian Schatz (D-HI) told the Washington Examiner. “I think that’s certainly a stronger message in that corner of the political universe than whatever I want to say.”

Democrats haven’t entirely abandoned climate change talking points. But they have taken a noticeable back seat to the pitch that Trump-won states, where the majority of the clean energy

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