Schumer blasts Thune for choosing "nuclear option"

Senate Majority Leader John Thune is blazing forward with a controversial move to repeal California's EV mandate — and Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer is warning it will come back to bite him.Why it matters: Schumer (D-N.Y.) all but threatened to deploy similar strategies to get around opinions by key, nonpartisan rule makers if and when he grabs back control of the chamber."What goes around comes around," Schumer said on Tuesday. He and other Democratic leaders have described the GOP move as a "nuclear option."Thune (R-S.D.) accused Democrats of "throwing a tantrum."Driving the news: The Senate will vote as soon as Wednesday on a Congressional Review Act (CRA) resolution that would overturn California's Clean Air Act waiver, leading to an eventual ban on gas-powered vehicles.The Government Accountability Office issued an opinion saying that the waiver is not a rule that cannot be repealed by the CRA. The Senate parliamentarian then agreed with GAO.That isn't stopping Republicans.Zoom in: Key Senate Republican leaders have been discussing the best way to move forward with repealing California's EV policy — and assuring senators with concerns about ignoring the parliamentarian.For weeks, GOP Whip John Barrasso (R-Wyo.) assured reporters the Senate would move forward with the CRA, making the case for it on the Senate floor and in an op-ed.Senate Rules Chair Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.), a staunch defender of Senate procedure, spoke in favor of using the CRA during a closed-door lunch last week. His voice was particularly influential for some senators on the fence, according to sources familiar.Between the lines: Republicans argue the California waiver is a unique case, the GAO does not get to decide what rules can be undone and that their action does not count as overruling the parliamentarian."We are not talking about doing anything to erode the institutional character of the Senate," Thune argued on the Senate floor on Tuesday.Democrats say Republicans are leaving the door wide open for how the CRA can be interpreted and used in the future — and point to past examples of Republicans asking the GAO to weigh in on the CRA."To go nuclear on something as significant as this, and to do the bidding of the fossil fuel industry, is outrageous," Schumer said on the Senate floor on Tuesday evening.

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