Watch live: Jeffries speaks as Congress returns for lame-duck session after midterms
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) will speak to reporters Monday afternoon after Congress returned to Washington following Democrats’ sweeping midterm victories. Jeffries, who is poised to become Speaker when Democrats take control of the House in January, faces several challenges as his party prepares to transition into the majority. Among them is a renewed...
The U.S. Senate is poised to vote on a bipartisan bill on Monday that aims to expedite approval processes for major energy infrastructure projects, including data centers and fossil fuel projects. This comes in the wake of the recent midterm elections, which saw Democrats gain control of Congress and express strong opposition to President Donald Trump's policies.
The Senate is scheduled to convene at 3 p.m. EST and will first hold a procedural vote on the legislation. The bill, which has garnered support from both Democratic and Republican senators, seeks to reduce the timeline for large-scale energy projects and ensure that data centers contribute to the energy they consume. The legislation has been endorsed by major industry groups from the clean energy and oil and gas sectors, while environmental organizations have raised concerns that it could facilitate increased fossil fuel development and weaken environmental safeguards.
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