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Apparently, BAAJA provides enough support for Renewable Energy development to gain some Dem
votes and move the ball forward. Shifting away from the use of FFs for Heat and Power is a "Transition" process...not, as some would call it, a sudden 'Guillotine Break'.
Here's an AI summary of the perceived benefits from a Dem Renewable Energy perspective...We'll have to wait and see how the negotiations turn out. No surprise that some members of the Democratic Party are displeased...especially the article's author.
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AI Overview
The Bipartisan American Affordability and Jobs Act (BAAJA) supports renewable energy primarily by overhauling federal permitting, transmission, and grid interconnection rules to speed up clean power deployment. [1, 2]
Key parts of the legislation supporting renewable energy include:
- Interconnection & Transmission Reform: The bill addresses the massive backlog in the U.S. power grid queues—where solar, wind, and energy storage make up the vast majority of requests—by accelerating transmission capacity building and standardizing regional planning. [1, 2, 3]
- Permitting Timelines & Scope: It amends major federal environmental laws—including the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), the Clean Water Act, and the Endangered Species Act—to establish strict statutory deadlines (such as 150-day limitation periods for NEPA-based judicial challenges) and a narrower scope for reviews. [1, 2, 3]
- Project Certainty & Revocation Protections: BAAJA codifies rules that make federal permits harder to revoke once granted, reducing multi-year litigation and financial risks for developers of large-scale renewable and infrastructure projects. [1, 2]
- Specific Infrastructure Support: The legislation explicitly facilitates and streamlines the deployment of clean energy resources like geothermal and hydropower, alongside transmission and storage buildouts
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Re: Bipartisanship.
I'm looking forward to all the board leftists, who incessantly clamor for bipartisanship, to upvote your post. Well done!
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Not a lot of bipartisanship for Obamacare... and it's been such a success!
The Senate passed H.R. 3590, the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, on Dec. 24, 2009, by a vote of 60 to 39 (59 Democrats and 1 Independent voted for the bill while 39 Republicans voted against the bill, with 1 Republican not voting).
On March 21, 2010, the final House vote was 219 to 212 to approve H.R. 3590,[4] with every House Republican voting no.[5] The final vote of the 431 representatives (there were four vacant House seats at the time) included 219 Democrats voting for the bill, and 34 Democrats and 178 Republicans voting against the bill.
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Don't forget that the Genesis of the ACA came from the Conservative Heritage Foundation, which was
first put into action by Mitt Romney in Massachusetts...in case you weren't aware. Btw, do a Google search for a Forbes article that substantiates what I just said...i.e. "Bipartisan" ;-)
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What an unmitigated disaster. Cost of healthcare now 4x what it was before Obamacare.
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LOL...the ACA has been a 'Bipartisan' Success...for All Americans...even in Red States like KY...
...even if "Stick in the Mud" GOP cuts its nose off to spite its face...and STILL hasn't produced a better alternative after all these years.
Here's a summary of the political dichotomy in Kentucky....Clearly, the GOP has been playing Politics (on behalf of entrenched HC/Pharma profit interests) while ignoring the expressed needs and wants of the American public...which the Democratic Party has listened to, and Acted upon...
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Yes, polling and political history confirm that Kentucky voters have consistently favored their state-run health marketplace, kynect, while simultaneously opposing the federal Affordable Care Act (ACA) or "Obamacare." This split in public opinion is a widely studied example of how branding and local framing shape political attitudes. [1, 2, 3]
Key Polling and Public Opinion Data
- The Branding Divide. A well-known NBC News/Marist poll found that 57% of registered Kentucky voters had an unfavorable view of "Obamacare," compared to just 33% who viewed it favorably. When asked about "kynect" in the very same survey, a plurality viewed it favorably (29% favorable vs. 22% unfavorable). [1]
- Support for Coverage Expansion. A Kaiser Family Foundation (KFF) survey showed that roughly half of Kentuckians held an unfavorable view of the ACA overall, yet seven in ten—including a majority of Republicans—opposed scaling back the state's Medicaid expansion. Additionally, 60% preferred keeping kynect over switching to the federal marketplace after hearing arguments against switching. [1, 2]
Why Voters View Them Differently
- Deliberate State Branding. Former Democratic Governor Steve Beshear intentionally designed kynect without federal branding to distance it from President Barack Obama, whose approval ratings in Kentucky were low. Many residents came to view kynect as a successful, homegrown state program rather than a federal mandate. [1, 2, 3]
- Tangible Local Benefits. High poverty rates and a large share of low-wage jobs in rural Kentucky meant hundreds of thousands of residents gained insurance for the first time through kynect and expanded Medicaid. Voters judged the program based on their personal access to care rather than national partisan debates. [1, 2, 3]
- Political Staying Power. When Republican Governor Matt Bevin dismantled kynect in 2016 and moved residents to the federal Healthcare.gov platform, the move faced significant pushback. Democratic Governor Andy Beshear later restored kynect, and it continues to serve roughly 89,000 private-plan enrollees alongside Medicaid beneficiaries
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Yes, it was a bipartisan bill. A half dozen R's and D's worked on that bill
jimbasil55271 postsWhen voted on the R's who worked on shaping that bill decided to not back the bill. But then, you were born yesteday.
Jack, he is a banker
and Jane, she is a clerk
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