Sen. King says pared down spending bills would be 'most significant climate legislation' in US history

MAINE PUBLIC • October 29, 2021

President Joe Biden heads to Scotland Sunday for the COP26 climate summit. He left Washington urging Congress to approve a $1.75 trillion budget framework — which includes $550 billion in climate change initiatives he hopes we'll give him a strong hand heading into the Glasgow summit. Maine U.S. Senator Angus King, who serves on the senate's Energy and Natural Resources Committee, says he's hopeful that climate provisions in the Democrats' proposed spending bill will move the U.S. forward in its efforts to reduce global warming, even as he thinks it's unfortunate some provisions have been cut.