Commentary
Sen. Brian Schatz (D-Hawaii) cried as he left the Senate chambers.
He had just voted for the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022, predicted to cut U.S. emissions by 40 percent by 2030.
“We’ve been fighting for this for decades,” he told The New York Times. “Now I can look my kids in the eye and say we’re really doing something about climate.”
Schatz apparently means well. But the bill he voted for is about as much of a mess as he was after voting.
Contrary to what most Democrats think, the $369 billion in climate spending in the “inflation” bill will have a negligible impact on global warming….