cross-posted from: https://lemmy.librarysocialism.social/post/61306
The US Senate on Monday voted in bipartisan fashion to advance a fossil fuel industry-backed permitting reform bill that would weaken the Clean Water Act and other key environmental protections to make it easier for the federal government to streamline energy projects—including climate-wrecking gas pipelines.
DSA needs a “Primary Targets” list on its website, backed up with voting records like this.
Primary seems too lenient for the ecological damage and deaths they orchestrated.
It’s a start.
The bill’s Democratic supporters—including Sens. Sheldon Whitehouse of Rhode Island, Martin Heinrich of New Mexico, and Chuck Schumer of New York—argue it is a necessary compromise to accelerate construction of clean energy projects.
Trump has been paying companies for canceling their green energy projects. This is like telling an abuse victim you’ll protect them after the boyfriend gets in a few more licks in.
Oh and obligatory "Fuck Chuck
Vote em out:
Blumenthal (D-CT) Coons (D-DE) Cortez Masto (D-NV) Fetterman (D-PA) Gallego (D-AZ) Gillibrand (D-NY) Heinrich (D-NM) Hickenlooper (D-CO) Kim (D-NJ) King (I-ME) Klobuchar (D-MN) Ossoff (D-GA) Peters (D-MI) Reed (D-RI) Rosen (D-NV) Schatz (D-HI) Schumer (D-NY) Shaheen (D-NH) Slotkin (D-MI) Warner (D-VA) Warnock (D-GA) Whitehouse (D-RI)
But don’t lump shitty neoliberals in with “democrats” like others agree with them
The least we can do is force them to compete in a primary, and they can always choose to run independent if they don’t like it.
peters is retiring and abdul has taken his seat, fyi
edit: not surprised by slotkin, tho. unfortunately we’re stuck with her for four more years.
Dude read a history book about Neville Chamberlain and said “This is who I aspire to be”.
Peters fucking sucks and I hope he lives in poverty for the rest of his life. That’s the nicest thing I have to say about him.
you’ll get no argument from me.
Schumer. Another reason to toss his corrupt ass out.
Fortunately we’re already replacing Peters (MI) with my boy Abdul. Unfortunately we also have Slotkin.
It sucks that a lot of them are on their way out, but somewhat expected because this is how democrats have helped pass bullshit in the past. Also dissapointed to see freshly elected democrats (like Ossof) vote for this, though I’m not familiar with most of their track record on this type of stuff.
Ossoff surprises me a LITTLE bit. I didn’t think he was a progressive but it seemed like he was trying to ride the wave. same with Warnock.
Ossoff voted for the blatantly unconstitutional Lakin Riley Act right before the start of Trump’s current term. He is not one of the good guys.
But don’t lump shitty neoliberals in with “democrats” like others agree with them
Schumer is literally the Senate Leader currently.
Because Jamie Harrison was the DNC chair during the last vote for Congressional leadership…
Neoliberals lost the DNC like a month after that. The VF they used as a club to get Schumer/Jeffries leadership is gone. That’s the entire reason people started criticizing them openly, they’re toothless
The VF moneywas given back to state parties that it was stolen from, and the reason there was a blue wave.
You don’t have to trust this DNC wont use the same club, because the fucking club doesn’t exist. They couldn’t influence the next leadership vote if they wanted to.
If Schumer and/or Jeffries get it again in January, than yeah, you got a point.
Until that vote spend your time reaching out to the incoming Congress and telling them to go with progressive leadership in 2027
Because Jamie Harrison was the DNC chair during the last vote for Congressional leadership…
The DNC chair does not choose who the Senate or House leader is. That is done by a simple majority vote by both chambers.
Neo libs definitely still have a ton of institutional power in the party. Just look at the amount of center right Dems currently sitting in an important committee chair. That’s really how power is doled out by the party leadership, and it’s strengthened by the fact that the full house or Senate votes to approve appointments put forward by the RNC or DNC leadership apparatus.
Not until January, and there’s still a chance (call your congresspeople) not then either.
A bill to facilitate data center builds. Fantastic. /s
Fuck you, Chucklefuck.
