Democratic West Virginia senator calls the Inflation Reduction Act, hailed as ‘biggest step on climate crisis’, a ‘radical agenda’

Democratic West Virginia senator calls the Inflation Reduction Act, hailed as ‘biggest step on climate crisis’, a ‘radical agenda’

    • Chetzemoka@kbin.social
      15·
      1 year ago

      But he IS afraid of his constituents. That’s why he’s switching his positions, because he’s afraid of being voted out next year

    • FlexibleToast@lemmy.world
      10·
      1 year ago

      That’s the opposite of what is happening here. He is afraid of his constituents in West Virginia. It’s his electors that would rather see the world burn than lose their own inflated incomes. WV’s economy is very tied to fossil fuels.

      • AA5B@lemmy.world
        3·
        1 year ago

        Too bad there wasn’t some huge pool of spending allocated, that they could use to diversify their economy and energy sources. As the world flushes down fossil fuel companies, the pay seem determined to ride that wave