Fighting the Eco-left: GOP Lawmakers Propose Bill that would slow down Biden’s Absurd Climate Agenda

June 29, 2023

GOP Lawmakers led by Texas Rep. August Pfluger and West Virginia Senator Shelley Moore Capito have introduced a bill that would effectively prevent President Biden from using his executive power to enact a national climate emergency. “The Real Emergencies Act” would prevent Biden and leftist lawmakers from declaring a national climate emergency and insists that the nation should focus on much more pressing issues. 

The Daily Caller reported from an interview with Pfluger himself: 

“I am proud to join Senator Capito in introducing the Real Emergencies Act, which will prevent the White House from distracting from real emergencies – like skyrocketing inflation and record-high energy costs – by declaring climate change a national emergency,” Pfluger told the Daily Caller News Foundation. “Our legislation ensures that President Biden does not abuse the power of his office to pursue his anti-American energy agenda against the will of the American people.”

Additionally, Senator Capito expressed her concern regarding the Biden Administration’s tendencies to exercise executive overreach: 

“The Biden administration has repeatedly governed by executive overreach when it comes to energy and environmental regulations, ignoring the law and doing so without congressional approval,” Capito told the DCNF. “The Real Emergencies Act would ensure the president cannot go further by declaring a national emergency, which would grant him more executive authority and grow the size of government all in the name of climate change.”

We applaud Sen. Capito and Rep. Pfluger for standing up to executive overreach. It is unfortunate that we live in a state where our lawmakers are forced into a position where they have to create laws that prevent one side from attempting to extend the reach of their powers.