"President Joe Biden began a two-year tour to sell the climate bill Tuesday night.
His first stop was the Capitol.
Biden, the first U.S. president who can rightfully claim a massive legislative victory to combat climate change, used his State of the Union address to launch a likely reelection campaign that will feature remarkable changes to the nation’s energy and transportation systems stemming from the Inflation Reduction Act and its $370 billion in climate spending.
“The Inflation Reduction Act is also the most significant investment ever to tackle the climate crisis,” Biden said. “Lowering utility bills, creating American jobs and leading the world to a clean energy future.”
Biden will take his climate message on the road for the next two years in the lead-up to the 2024 election. The tour continues Wednesday when Biden travels to a Laborers’ International Union of North America training center near Madison, Wis., to tout an expanded solar battery manufacturing facility and explain how his economic and climate agenda is creating jobs."
Scott Waldman and Adam Aton report for E&E News February 8, 2023.
SEE ALSO:
"SOTU: Biden Races To Meet 2035 Climate Goal" (E&E News)
"Biden Takes Victory Lap On Climate Bill In State Of The Union" (The Hill)
"First Thing: Biden Touts Jobs And Climate Wins In State Of Union Address" (Guardian)
