With the vote of three Republican Senators and all Democrat Senators, the US Senate rejected a repeal of an Obama era climate change regulation that Donald Trump wanted repealed.
The regulation curbs emissions of methane from oil and gas wells in public lands. According to The New York Times, Republican Senators John McCain, Lindsay Graham and Susan Collins voted against repealing the regulation.
How do we know Trump wanted the regulation repealed? Because Trump sent Mike Pence to the Senate floor to break a possible tie. But with the three Republican votes against repealing it the vote ended up being 51 against repealing it and 49 in favor, thus making Pence's presence in the Senate useless.
The NYT points out Graham and Collins had openly stated they would oppose the repeal of the regulation. The surprise vote was from John McCain, making this the first defeat for Trump in the Senate in his attempt to repeal Obama's environmental regulations.
Wednesday, May 10, 2017
TRUMP LOSES: Obama climate regulation repeal is defeated in the Senate with 3 Republican votes
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