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ACES Passes
yglesias.thinkprogress.org - 6/27/2009
ACES Passes
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To note the obvious catch-up news from last night, the Waxman-Markey American Climate and Energy Security Act passes the House of Representatives late yesterday after a weird John Boehner effort at a quasi-filibuster. The bill has its shortcomings, but people should recognize an enormous ...
House Passes Bill to Address Threat of Climate Change
nytimes.com - 6/27/2009
House Passes Bill to Address Threat of Climate Change
— nytimes.com — WASHINGTON — Overcoming deep divisions within its Democratic majority, the House passed legislation on Friday intended to... address the threat of global warming and transform the way the United States produces and uses energy. The vote was 219 to 212. ... (more) House Passes Bill to Address Threat of Climate Change

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House climate bill passes by slim margin - Los Angeles Times
latimes.com - 6/26/2009
House climate bill passes by slim margin - Los Angeles Times
— latimes.com — Reporting from Washington -- In one of the narrowest votes in its recent history, the House on... Friday evening passed a sweeping energy and climate-change bill that supporters say could revolutionize the nation's industrial economy. The 219-212 vote ... (more) House climate bill passes by slim margin - Los Angeles Times

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grist.org - 6/24/2009
Peterson gets his way with climate and energy bill
— grist.org — Rep. Henry Waxman (D-Calif.) on Tuesday surrendered to agriculture interests on a key provision in the massive... climate and energy bill he introduced with Rep. Ed Markey (D-Mass.). Facing a defection from farm-state Democrats, Politico.com reports that ... (more) Peterson gets his way with climate and energy bill

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Obsidian Wings:  Why I'm Happy about Waxman-Markey

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Why I'm Happy about Waxman-Markey
Obsidian Wings — ... And while the political norms have shifted a great deal on this issue in recent years, we’re not there yet.  Americans still don’t feel a sense of urgency about global warming (note the relative non-coverage of this bill).  And as Yglesias notes, the rotten and undemocratic institutional structure of Congress is practically designed to kill a bill like this. ...

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Boehner Fights Climate Bill With Filibuster, Brightly Colored Poster
tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com 6/26/2009 — As I reported yesterday , House Minority Leader John Boehner has seemingly traded in his old talking point on cap and trade legislation for a blue chart with brightly colored words on it. Moments ago, he brought his new weapon to the House floor. ...
House Passes* Waxman-Markey
smalldeadanimals.com 6/27/2009 — “Never have so few stolen so much from so many to achieve so little.” *...
House Passes Waxman-Markey — JustOneMinute
Nancy and friends play "Perils of Pauline" but squeak their bill through with no momentum at all: WASHINGTON — The House passed legislation on Friday intended to address global warming and transform the way the nation produces and uses energy....
House Climate Bill Passes...Barely — TPM Election Central
After House Minority Leader John Boehner's pseudo-filibuster , the final vote on the Waxman-Markey bill was 219-212 with eight Republicans voting in favor and 44 Democrats voting against. Interestingly, at least one Democrat voted for the bill but was then cleared to switch to a 'no' vote once ...
Climate Bill Passes the House — MoJo Blog Posts: mojo
The Waxman-Markey climate biln narrowly passed the House today. The vote was  219 to 212. As we've noted, the bill's cap and trade approach is promising in many respects but might create a dangerous market in carbon derivatives ( or not ). Even before it was watered down and porked-up ...
Cap-and-Trade Passes House — Little Green Footballs
The Waxman-Markey climate change bill has passed the House, but faces an uncertain fate in the Senate . UPDATE at 6/26/09 4:34:28 pm: Some scientists are opposed to the bill — because they believe it’s weak legislation that won’t fix anything: Should Congress pass ...
Boehner Launches House-Style Filibuster on Climate Bill — Capitol Briefing
By Paul Kane House Minority Leader John Boehner (R-Ohio) has launched the equivalent of a filibuster of landmark climate-change legislation, using special privileges granted only to party leaders to speak for unlimited lengths. Boehner, leading opposition to the bill, is slated to be the ...
Breaking: House Passes Waxman-Markey Energy Legislation — Firedoglake
HR 2454, the Waxman-Markey bill on Energy and Climate change passed the United States House of Representatives, 219-212. Eight Republicans voted with the majority, 44 Democrats voted against the bill (unofficial). Call it landmark, call it watered down, call it a strike against global warming, ...
House passes Waxman-Markey — News
The House of Representatives passed the American Clean Energy and Security Act tonight by a final vote of 219 to 212. Eight Republicans voted in favor of the bill, with 44 Democrats voting against it. The legislation–including the controversial cap and trade policy–faced fierce ...
Climate Bill Passes Narrowly In House — The Latest on Air America
The Waxman-Markey Climate Change Bill, a.k.a. H.R. 2454, was narrowly passed by the U.S. House of Representatives today, 219-212 . read more
Waxman-Markey — Matthew Yglesias
To state the obvious, the House is supposed to vote on the Waxman-Markey bill today. Warts and all, I’m definitely hoping the thing passes. I think the case for it gets unassailably strong when you recall that even if it does pass, that hardly means it becomes law. Instead, if it passes ...