Some Democrats are frustrated with the energy-related measures in the
debt ceiling package, which must be signed into law by President Joe
Biden by June 5 in order to avoid a government default. POLITICO’s Josh
Siegel breaks down what’s bothering Democrats, why the White House is
defending its debt ceiling deal, and what’s next in terms of energy
permitting negotiations. Plus, a panel of grid experts warned senators
Thursday that the U.S. power system is ill-prepared to combat the
climate crisis under the current regulatory framework. 

 

Kelsey Tamborrino is a reporter covering clean energy.

Josh Siegel is an energy reporter for POLITICO. 

Nirmal Mulaikal is a POLITICO audio host-producer.

Annie Rees is a senior audio producer-host at POLITICO. 

Jenny Ament is the executive producer of POLITICO’s audio department.

 

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Some Democrats are frustrated with the energy-related measures in the debt ceiling package, which must be signed into law by President Joe Biden by June 5 in order to avoid a government default. POLITICO’s Josh Siegel breaks down what’s bothering Democrats, why the White House is defending its debt ceiling deal, and what’s next in terms of energy permitting negotiations. Plus, a panel of grid experts warned senators Thursday that the U.S. power system is ill-prepared to combat the climate crisis under the current regulatory framework. 

 

Kelsey Tamborrino is a reporter covering clean energy.

Josh Siegel is an energy reporter for POLITICO. 

Nirmal Mulaikal is a POLITICO audio host-producer.

Annie Rees is a senior audio producer-host at POLITICO. 

Jenny Ament is the executive producer of POLITICO’s audio department.

 

For more news on energy and the environment, subscribe to Power Switch, our free evening newsletter: https://www.politico.com/power-switch

And for even deeper coverage and analysis, read our Morning Energy newsletter by subscribing to POLITICO Pro: https://subscriber.politicopro.com/newsletter-archive/morning-energy

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