Democrats block pro-fracking bill in the Senate
Republicans were looking to highlight Vice President Kamala Harris’ policy change on the issue.
I still have no idea how Fracking became something that Dems supported. Fracking is like taking a shit in your ground water.
Someone else pointed out that they blocked the fracking bill.
However, this is a tough topic for Dems, and it's one of the reasons the Teamsters haven't endorsed them; one of the reasons is because industries like fracking provides well-paying blue-collar jobs.
Remember, back in 2016, when Hillary said at a rally that if she was elected they were going to shut down the coal industry? That was a "they said the quiet part out loud" moment for blue-collar industry, and while it's too much blame to lay on Hillary, it really did drive another nail in the coffin of blue-collar support for Democrats, which they're still struggling to recover.
Democrats have two conflicting goals: support blue collar jobs, and stop environmental destruction. Actions like this benefit the environment, but cost them votes and the support of Unions.
It's a catch-22. Biden did a fantastic thing showing up at that picket line, but there's a long way to go to recover those blue-collar votes.
Um, the Democrats stopped a pro fracking bill…
I assume they’re referring to Harris saying that, as president, she would not ban fracking and taking that to mean that she supports it.
However, not banning something doesn’t necessarily mean you actually support it. I would think that being in support of fracking means you’d be looking to encourage/expand it. Which she hasn’t done to my knowledge.
Another silly bill coming from the clown-show Republican House. I'm really crossing my fingers for a trifecta, so we can get actually useful policy accomplished. Get'er done Americans!
I fear the Senate is going to lose their majority. But who knows? Maybe all of this fuckin around is going to bite them in the ass.
So the bill just prevents Harris from declaring a fracking ban. I guess that's technically pro-fracking, but a vote against that bill isn't necessarily anti-fracking - rather they may just prefer an unrestricted Harris who has all options on the table.