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Climate Bill Makes It Out Of Committee--Er, Sort Of
tnr.com - 22 days ago
Climate Bill Makes It Out Of Committee--Er, Sort Of
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Okay, that was anti-climactic. Earlier this morning, the Environment and Public Works Committee voted 11-1 to approve a cap-and-trade bill and report it out to the Senate floor. Since Republicans were still boycotting the mark-up, Democrats decided not to go through the usual amendment ...
reuters.com - 22 days ago
Senate panel approves Democratic climate bill
— reuters.com — Richard Cowan WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A controversial climate change bill cleared its first hurdle in the U.S.... Senate on Thursday, allowing President Barack Obama to tout progress in the run-up to next month's global warming talks in Copenhagen. ... (more) Senate panel approves Democratic climate bill

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Climate bill passed without GOP
politico.com - 22 days ago
Climate bill passed without GOP
— politico.com — Boxer gets markup despite Republican boycott. (more) Climate bill passed without GOP

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SEN. BOXER BREAKS SENATE RULES… Passes Cap-&-Tax in Committee Without Single GOP Member in Attendance
gatewaypundit.firstthings.com - 22 days ago
SEN. BOXER BREAKS SENATE RULES… Passes Cap-&-Tax in Committee Without Single GOP ...
— gatewaypundit.firstthings.com — Senator Barbara Boxer Breaks Senate Committee Rules… The liberal California senator passed the dem’s cap-&-tax legislation out... of committee without a single GOP member in attendance. This is against the rules and the first time it ... (more) SEN. BOXER BREAKS SENATE RULES… Passes ...

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The BRAD BLOG:  'Green News Report' - November 5, 2009

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'Green News Report' - November 5, 2009
The BRAD BLOG — ... binding" text .... A Japanese official said "unless it's agreed within six months after Copenhagen it will perhaps be the following year because of the U.S. mid-term elections." About a third of the U.S. Senate is up for re-election in November 2010. The Roller Coaster of Drama over Senate Climate Legislation: Dems End-Run Boycotting GOP, Vote 11-1 for Climate Bill (NY Times) Climate Bill Makes It Out Of Committee--Er, Sort Of (The New Republic) ...

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