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.
“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.
“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.