Democrats call for climate agenda push

Protesters with the Sunrise Movement protest in front of the White House against what they say is slow action on infrastructure legislation, job creation and addressing climate change, as well as against attempts to work with Senate Republicans in Washington, DC, June 4, 2021. SAUL LOEB/AFP via Getty Images

House Democrats encouraged President Biden to renew negotiations on the climate objectives included in the stalled Build Back Better legislation in a letter to the president on Monday. The letter, signed by 89 progressive and moderate Democrats including six committee chairs, calls for an acceleration in the White House's clean energy agenda. 

The Build Back Better Act, a Democrat led social spending bill, was blocked in its final stages by West Virginia Senator Joe Manchin in December 2021. The legislation included allocating $555 billion towards clean energy, the largest investment towards climate in U.S. history.