May 2, 2021

Congressional Democrats have finally gotten over their reluctance to repeal one of former President Donald Trump's regulations — using a legislative tool that Republicans wielded more than a dozen times against Barack Obama's rules four years ago.

But that limited Democratic attack is a far cry from the aggressive shredding of Trump's legacy that many expected the party's lawmakers to launch after they seized control of the Senate in January, giving them an opportunity to unleash a torrent of Congressional Review Act challenges to the last administration's rules. Instead, Democrats have been picky with their targets.

On Wednesday, Senate Democrats — with the support of three Republicans — voted to erase the Trump administration's rollback of Obama-era methane pollution rules. If it passes the House as expected and President Joe Biden signs it, the action would be Democrats' first-ever successful use of the CRA and would deliver a bipartisan victory for Biden’s ambitious climate agenda.

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