2L at Michigan. Born and raised Michigander and soon-to-be litigator. I write and think a lot about energy, infrastructure, and the regulation of both. #GoBlue
Ann Arbor, MI
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The Senate votes Monday on taking up BAAJA, the bipartisan permitting bill. 18 senators are on record, none opposed, and 82 haven't said a word.
I built a tracker of every senator, House member, and outside group on the bill, with links to what each actually said. Link below!
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Democrats will have a 56-seat majority in the US Senate. We need to use it. Pass Medicare for All.
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Is it a "giveaway" when the city grants you a permit to add a deck on your house? Is Mamdani's new outdoor dining ordinance a giveaway to private equity if a PE-owned restaurant puts tables outside?
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house moderates threw so many buckets of cold water on the idea democrats should punt on #baaja at this morning’s @heatmap_news event in dc
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"a certain kind of environmentalist will tell you we have ten years to decarbonize and then defend a review process that uses seven of them."
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As I said in @politico today!:
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I've updated my piece on BAAJA and data centers reflecting the changes brought in my the manager's amendment.
In short: it is impossible to say with a straight face that this bill is anything but incredibly hard on data centers.
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the “wait for the new congress” plan: throw out a deal that took two years, start over in january, and negotiate a better one that still needs 60 senate votes and the same president’s signature. this is the american transit megaproject approach applied to legislation
I'd like to see one of these "BAAJA guts environmental laws" people actually grapple with the fact that BAAJA doesn't change any of the substantive protections of any of the environmental laws or any of the consultation requirements. It just shortens the six years you had to sue.
Senate voted 73-25 to advance the bad #BAAJA bill, on to debate how to gut bedrock environmental and cultural protection laws
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It's difficult to understate how dishonest or uninformed you have to be to argue the bill is a data center giveaway.
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I think the margin in the Senate (72-25) makes it hard to whip against. We already have eight Democratic representatives who are on record saying they will probably be voting for the bill.
If Jeffries, whose opposed the bill, whips against it, the math looks a *lot* harder for BAAJA in The wake of possible low attendance from lame duck republicans, as well as a hegseth impeachment clogging things up
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New statement from Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, Dem co-author, on BAAJA: "The ultimate success of this bill depends on the Trump admin getting wind turbines up and spinning...and we still need to make progress on that front before final passage."
Stresses amendment process to come
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85% of projects that will benefit from this bill are clean energy projects! Genuinely, what the fuck are we doing here?????
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Grateful for the leadership of @SenWhitehouse and @SenatorHeinrich. BAAJA is good for affordability, workers, American competitiveness, and the climate. Let’s pass this bill!
(Also grateful for getting to recreate my high school soccer pose).
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73-25 final tally to advance on BAAJA. Not indicative of where folks land on final passage, but that’s a big vote to start
