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Extremist Koch Network Tries To Get Sinema To Oppose Climate-Saving Bill
The right-wing Koch network is trying to get Sen. Kyrsten Sinema to oppose legislation which is projected to massively cut emissions and fight climate change.
The right-wing Koch network is trying to get Sen. Kyrsten Sinema to oppose legislation which is projected to massively cut emissions and fight climate change.
“The political network backed by billionaire Charles Koch launched an ad blitz targeting Sens. Joe Manchin and Kyrsten Sinema to get the moderate Democrats to block a massive spending-and-tax package that’s advancing in the Senate.
The bill, known as the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022, promises to raise $739 billion in new revenue — mostly by setting a minimum corporate tax rate and making changes to Medicare drug pricing — to help pay for $433 billion in climate and health initiatives.
The legislation is a pared back version of President Joe Biden’s Build Back Better plan, which failed earlier this year after Manchin and Sinema opposed key elements of the bill.” [READ MORE]
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