by Abdul
On Saturday, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) was criticized for her comments regarding the recently enacted Inflation Reduction Act, which is anticipated to direct more than 350 billion dollars toward the implementation of policies aimed at tackling climate change and voicing issues related to environmental justice. Pelosi’s statements drew some criticism.
The statements made by Pelosi followed closely on the heels of the proposal clearing both the Senate and the House — along party lines — and she seemed to imply that satisfying “Mother Earth” was a priority in terms of bringing the measure past the finish line. When President Joe Biden returns from his trip to South Carolina, it is anticipated that he will sign the measure into law.
NANCY PELOSI: "Mother Earth gets angry from time to time, and this legislation will help us address all of that."
— RNC Research (@RNCResearch) August 13, 2022
“How can they vote against the planet?” Pelosi questioned those who voted against the sweeping legislation, which also included funding to hire approximately 87,000 new agents for the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), despite the fact that it was promised that there would be “no new audits” for Americans whose income was below a certain threshold. Pelosi’s question was directed toward those Republicans who voted against the legislation…