Overview

• The address was his 300th time delivering a Senate floor speech on climate since 2012
• Whitehouse accused Trump’s administration of acting as an occupying force for Big Oil by staffing key positions with industry allies
• He highlighted the fossil fuel sector’s defense of a more than $700 billion annual subsidy and characterized its messaging as the country’s largest propaganda operation
• Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell’s testimony warning of shrinking mortgage availability in high-risk regions underscored economic risks of unchecked industry influence
• Whitehouse urged fellow Democrats to abandon caution and push for bills enforcing donor transparency to expose dark money in politics