SEN. BROWN: CLIMATE BILL CAN'T PASS WITHOUT AID TO MANUFACTURERS

SEN. BROWN: CLIMATE BILL CAN'T PASS WITHOUT AID TO MANUFACTURERS

thehill.com — Climate change legislation won't even get 50 votes in the Senate if possible harms to manufacturers in the bill aren't addressed, Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio) said Tuesday.

Temporary assistance will be needed to prevent American manufacturing jobs from relocating to India and China in order to address Rust Belt lawmakers' concerns about the climate bill, Brown said in a conference call organized by the liberal Campaign for America's Future.

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