Without greenhouse gases, the average temperature of Earth's surface would be about −18 ☌ (0 ☏), rather than the present average of 15 ☌ (59 ☏). The primary greenhouse gases in Earth's atmosphere are water vapor ( H 2O), carbon dioxide (CO 2), methane ( CH 4), nitrous oxide ( N 2O), and ozone ( O 3). Biden won the state by nearly 20 points in 2020.Radiative forcing (warming influence) of different contributors to climate change through 2019, as reported in the Sixth IPCC assessment report.Ī greenhouse gas ( GHG or GhG) is a gas that absorbs and emits radiant energy within the thermal infrared range, causing the greenhouse effect. Just 40 percent of Washington voters approve of the president, compared with 49 percent who disapprove. That could change this year as Democrats navigate a difficult political climate under Biden. Murray joined the Senate in 1993 and has not faced a competitive reelection bid in more than a decade. That move would cost roughly $3.3 billion a month, the White House claims. The president's plan would suspend the 18-cent federal gas tax on each gallon of gasoline, saving the average consumer roughly $5 a month, according to GasBuddy. Should Biden convince Congress to enact a gas tax holiday, the move would hardly help American consumers. The national average price for a gallon of gas was $2.39 in January 2021. Gas prices have more than doubled since Biden took office.
The Democrat did not return a request for comment. Murray has, however, stressed the need to "modernize" Washington's roads and fund electric vehicles. Instead, she vaguely claims to be "fighting to deliver results" at the gas pump. Murray has not explicitly touted her decision to sign on to Democrats' gas tax suspension bill. Oregon congressman Peter DeFazio, for example, said a gas tax holiday would not "give consumers significant relief-if any at all" and would instead "blow a $26 billion hole in the highway trust fund" and kill "tens of thousands of jobs." Murray is far from the only prominent Democrat to express past disapproval toward a gas tax suspension, which President Joe Biden says would "bring down the price of gas and give families just a little bit of relief." In 2008, then-senator Barack Obama-Biden's self-described "best friend"- called the move a politically motivated "gimmick." Many congressional Democrats agree. "There's no guarantee that the plan would result in lower gas prices, but it would deteriorate highway funding." "She has a firsthand look at what's going on with our transportation systems, our roads and our bridges, and from her perspective, this is a bad idea," then-Murray spokeswoman Alex Glass told the Seattle Post-Intelligencer at the time. But in 2008, when Murray was not embroiled in a reelection fight, the Democrat called the policy a "bad idea" that would "deteriorate highway funding." Murray-who is expected to face Republican triage nurse Tiffany Smiley in November- quietly signed on to Senate Democrats' gas tax suspension bill in late April, more than two months after it was introduced. Now that she's up for reelection, she's on board with the plan. During a non-election year, Washington Democratic senator Patty Murray called a federal gas tax holiday a "bad idea" that may not lower prices at the pump.