Bipartisanship alive on energy, environment bills
This Congress, the House has passed dozens of bipartisan bills focused on reforming disaster relief; preventing wildfires; bolstering energy-related research; transferring public lands; streamlining permitting processes; and generally improving agencies' work on energy development, water management and natural resources.
The bills are not exactly cable news fodder or social media bait amid the day-to-day fights that dominate Capitol Hill discourse. But lawmakers pushing these bills say their unsung proposals can cut through the partisan noise and accomplish significant — if at times obscure — reforms that could make a difference for environmental management, innovation and climate resilience.
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'It's just common sense,' said Sen. Tim Sheehy (R-Mont.), who has introduced forestry, wildfire management and energy efficiency bills with Democratic co-sponsors this Congress, including California Democratic Sen. Alex Padilla. 'I mean, in a hyperpartisan era, these are the issues that we can look at.'
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