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Re:the US climate law is fueling a factory frenzy. Here’s th... by ketzo on Wednesday August 16, 2023 @05:51PM (#37154377)
idk how much "sitting down at the table and negotiating" mattered when every Republican in both houses of Congress voted "nay"

not to take away from the bill itself, but it seems like the most important thing was that Democrats just controlled house/senate/white house at the same time and couldn't be easily blocked

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Re:the US climate law is fueling a factory frenzy. Here’s th... by ceejayoz on Wednesday August 16, 2023 @06:06PM (#37154518)
At the very least, passage required Senate Republicans not to fillibuster. Democrats have 51 seats there, and need 60 to get most things through.
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