Sheldon Whitehouse: “Those making more than $400,000.00 in investment income would contribute just like those who are earning wages.”

Although a federal judge has enjoined the slush fund, there are other plans to undermine the American justice system to pay out January 6 rioters, including those convicted of assaulting law enforcement officers.

Over the longer term, accelerating our transition to clean energy will lower energy costs, insulate consumers from these kinds of price spikes, and reduce America’s dependence on foreign despots and greedy fossil fuel companies.

The fight against climate change will not succeed without carbon removal. Our bill would invest in promising carbon removal technologies and help put the planet on a pathway to climate safety.

We should send any big windfall for Big Oil back to the hardworking people who paid for it at the gas pump.