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WASHINGTON—Senate Republican leaders left members from both ends of the party unsatisfied with their version of President Trump’s “big, beautiful bill,” touching off a fast round of new negotiations to hit their self-imposed deadline of putting the bill on his desk by July 4.
If enacted, Republicans’ draft legislation would mean that President Biden’s signature climate legislation would effectively be neutered.
The Senate’s tax bill would boost baseload electricity — including nuclear and geothermal power — while slashing incentives for intermittent sources.
Along with the lieutenant governor, Walker and Anavitarte will be steering a chamber where a large number of senators may be seeking higher office. Democratic state Sen. Jason Esteves of Atlanta is running for governor and Jones is expected to seek the Republican nomination to succeed Gov. Brian Kemp, who can't run again after two terms.
The chamber’s Finance Committee released draft legislation that would end the commercial clean-vehicle tax credit, which discounts plug-in vehicle leases by $7,500, 180 days after the measure is signed into law. That tax credit was originally supposed to last through 2032.
A plurality of voters oppose the sweeping tax-and-spending legislation, with mixed opinions on specific provisions, according to a Washington Post-Ipsos poll conducted earlier this month.