Stated position
Pledged to fight to enact carbon pricing, a carbon border adjustment, and clean-energy permitting reform, saying he would 'do everything in my power' to advance these climate measures following passage of the Inflation Reduction Act.
Stated position. What this official has said they believe on this issue — a sourced claim, shown distinctly from any assessment of what they did. It is never scored and never affects the Integrity Score.
Derived from a tracked promise: “Pledged to fight to enact carbon pricing, a carbon border adjustment, and clean-energy permitting reform, saying he would 'do everything in …”
Sources
- Office of U.S. Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (senate.gov)https://www.whitehouse.senate.gov/news/release/whitehouse-outlines-next-steps-to-lower-emissions-after-passage-of-landmark-climate-bill/ ↗
“I will do everything in my power to do all this, but let's be clear — it would be much easier if corporate America were not a wall of opposition to serious climate bills.”