Fact-checking the Biden fracking fracas
3/20/20
< < Go Back
from The Washington Post,
3/19/20:
In this back-and-forth with Sanders, Biden indicated from the debate stage that he would ban all fracking in the United States.
Critics pounced. Republican operatives cut a short video of Biden’s remarks, to use as a cudgel in races against moderate House Democrats. Sanders supporters accused Biden of misleading voters about his policy, which doesn’t ban fracking outright, as Sanders would.
But the Biden campaign said that he misspoke and that his position was the same as ever: He would issue no new fracking permits for federal lands or waters, while allowing existing fracking operations to continue.
More From The Washington Post (subscription required):
Rss Feed