Senator Sheldon Whitehouse and Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer
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“polluter-first agenda exposed Americans to price shocks on fossil fuels, heating, food production, and electricity; increased the cost of trucking food to grocery stores; and raised fertilizer prices for farmers”
Senator Sheldon Whitehouse and Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer · said 2026-09-24 · reported 2026-09-24
The report described consequences of Trump's polluter-first agenda for the American public.
“Even if Americans do not suffer from polluter-driven heart or respiratory disease, they pay more as health insurance companies spread around those costs,”
Senator Sheldon Whitehouse and Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer · said 2026-09-24 · reported 2026-09-24
The report noted that health insurance companies spread polluter-driven health costs to all Americans.
“The Trump administration has delivered right back, handing polluters benefits worth hundreds of billions of dollars. That bargain came at a price, and American families are the ones paying it: higher energy bills and higher costs associated with increased damages from climate change and air and water pollution.”
Senator Sheldon Whitehouse and Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer · said 2026-09-24 · reported 2026-09-24
The senators said the Trump administration delivered hundreds of billions in benefits to polluters after the fossil fuel industry invested heavily in Trump's re-election.
“Big oil delivered in the hundreds of millions.”
Senator Sheldon Whitehouse and Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer · said 2026-09-24 · reported 2026-09-24
A report released by the senators details the fossil fuel industry's influence over the Trump administration.
“The buyouts follow the same structure: taxpayer money is used to buy off fossil fuel’s low-cost clean energy competition – a double hit, first to the public treasury, then to the electric rates.”
Senator Sheldon Whitehouse and Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer · said 2026-09-24 · reported 2026-09-24
The report described how taxpayer money was used to buy off clean energy competition through wind project buyouts.
“the rules at issue were designed to limit emissions of known neurotoxin and carcinogens”
Senator Sheldon Whitehouse and Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer · said 2026-09-24 · reported 2026-09-24
The senators noted that the Trump administration exempted more than 180 polluting facilities from Clean Air Act rules.