How to have discussions about congressional partisanship without using the "R" word, when discussing Conservative Congressional stymieing tactics, resulting in multiple bills being stalled in multiple committees?Â
@Dan Barenholtz  nonpartisan means that generally push legislation with at least 1 GOP sponsor. But obviously there are exceptions. the IRA for one. The EICDA for another- we tried like hell to find a GOP sponsor but we failed because there are none.Â
Pointing to GOP intransigence however gets no GOP support for us. It is also true that there is such a thing as Progressive intransigence. There are progressives who refuse to consider carbon pricing so long as the dividend is paid out. They want the $ from the carbon fees to be spent on various environmental needs- which then cripples the bill politically, because most voters are not going to say goodbye to their $ that way.Â
This is an election year. It is very possible to pursue election work in a nonpartisan way, oddly, such as Environmental Voter Project. EVP phonebanking never mentions who to vote for. Because the algorithm has identified a person who may value the environment but not be a steady voter. No need to talk politics to that person, they already know which party talks about climate solutions.Â
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