Since President Joe Biden took office, he and some congressional Democrats have pushed strongly for the creation of a New Deal-style initiative: the Civilian Climate Corps (CCC). On Friday, congressional Democrats unveiled text from the more than 2,000-page reconciliation bill. Among its many appropriations, the new CCC will receive a substantial appropriation. President, Progressives Have…
White House, Democrats Push New ‘Civilian Climate Corps’
In a callback to President Franklin Roosevelt’s “Civilian Conservation Corps,” the White House and Democrats in Congress are pushing a new “Civilian Climate Corps” in their expansive $3.5 trillion budget resolution. During President Joe Biden’s April address to congress, the commander-in-chief tied “meeting the climate crisis” to the creation of new jobs. “For me, when…
House Natural Resources Committee Defeats Attempt to Defund Civilian Climate Corps
Debate raged in the House Committee on Natural Resources during markup of the committee’s $30 billion plus reconciliation instructions for the $3.5 trillion spending bill passed by the House on Aug. 24. Representatives introduced numerous amendments—including Rep. Lauren Boebert’s (R.-Co) Amendment 223, which would cut roughly $3.5 billion in proposed funding for a new Civilian…
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