The US Senate on Monday voted in bipartisan fashion to advance a fossil fuel industry-backed permitting reform bill that would weaken the Clean Water Act and other key environmental protections to make it easier for the federal government to streamline energy projects—including climate-wrecking gas pipelines.

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[–] 3 points 14 hours ago (1 child)

Because Jamie Harrison was the DNC chair during the last vote for Congressional leadership...

The DNC chair does not choose who the Senate or House leader is. That is done by a simple majority vote by both chambers.

Neo libs definitely still have a ton of institutional power in the party. Just look at the amount of center right Dems currently sitting in an important committee chair. That's really how power is doled out by the party leadership, and it's strengthened by the fact that the full house or Senate votes to approve appointments put forward by the RNC or DNC leadership apparatus.

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