Sheldon Whitehouse: “Enormously. Enormously. It would do two things. First of all, it makes government money a thing of the past for…”

“must pay for any network upgrades needed to serve their big demand, so ratepayers don’t bear the cost burden of added infrastructure.”

The fossil fuel-captured EPA’s decision to end its regulation of greenhouse gas emissions from power plants is a tragic and expensive mistake.

We introduced the Disaster Relief Fairness Act in July, which would require the federal government to approve disaster aid when a state meets FEMA’s criteria for assistance.

And when we have more clarity on that they’ll be back-and-forth to try to resolve those issues.