“We will need to take much bolder action to achieve the economy transformation we need at the scope and scale necessary,” Tonko told reporters. “The climate situation is severe, and the climate situation is urgent.”
On a press call Tuesday, the leader of the House Energy and Commerce environment subcommittee laid out his priorities for this session, when Democrats have control of both houses of Congress for the first time in about a decade. However, his party will still have the Senate filibuster to contend with on some legislation.
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Tonko said that the economywide action would entail legislation on transportation, such as allowing for more electric vehicle charging stations, as well as solutions coming from the agricultural, forestry and manufacturing sectors, including through the use of retrofitting in manufacturing.