realclearpolitics.com - 6/26/2009
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Just as the House of Representatives was getting ready to vote on a sweeping energy bill that its backers said would reduce the nation's carbon emissions and encourage development of renewable energy, House GOP Leader John Boehner took to the floor.
Rep. Boehner read from the bill for just over ...
President Obama on Energy Bill: "Make No Mistake, This Is a Jobs Bill"
blogs.abcnews.com 6/26/2009 — Standing in the Rose Garden this afternoon, President Obama called for the House of Representatives to pass the energy bill written by Reps. Henry Waxman, D-Calif., and Ed Markey, D-Mass., calling Friday's roll call a "vote of historic proportions" ...
Energy Tax Squeaks Through the House
powerlineblog.com 6/27/2009 — The Waxman-Markey tax on energy squeaked through the House of Representatives today on a 219-212 vote . Eight Republicans voted for the bill, while 44 Democrats voted against it. In a stunning display of arrogance, the Democratic leadership dropped a ...
The Disgrace of “Cap and Trade”
gatesofvienna.blogspot.com 6/27/2009 — Call it “cut and run” because that’s what our Imperial Congress is about to do. This week, the House of Representatives is expected to vote on that scurrilous piece of legislation known as “cap and trade”. Named after its two sponsors, Waxman and ...
House passes Waxman-Markey —
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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 ...
Affording Everything —
The Glittering Eye
This morning Glenn Reynolds linked with apparent approval to an editorial in the Investors Business Daily in opposition to the cap-and-trade bill, Waxman-Markey, making its way through the Congress:
The House of Representatives is preparing to vote on an anti-stimulus package that in the name ...
House Dem: Climate bill will get 230 votes —
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Rep. G.K. Butterfield (D-N.C.) predicted on Thursday evening that the House climate change bill will attract 230 votes.
Butterfield said, "It is very close, but I think right now we are right up there at the 218 count. We were unsure earlier in the day. The president has been on the phone with ...
Pelosi's Arm Twisting Results in Big Win —
Taegan Goddard's Political Wire
Politico runs a fascinating piece on the "whipping, cajoling, begging and browbeating" used by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and her top lieutenants to sway undecided Democrats to vote for the climate change bill last week.
"In the days leading up the vote, the number of Democratic 'yes' votes ...
Eight Republicans make Pelosi's job easier —
Power Line
As John notes below, the House passed cap-and-trade energy tax legislation last night even though no complete copy of that legislation existed, making it impossible for our representatives to know exactly what they were voting on. The vote was 219-212.
Eight Republicans voted in favor of the ...
Kansas City Cap And Tax Protest/Olathe Picnic And Straw Poll —
Nice Deb
The folks at Kansas City Tea Party just emailed this important action alert:
Demonstrate your disgust with the results of the Cap and Trade vote in the House of Representatives. Come send Congress a message! Join us tomorrow!
Johnson County Courthouse
100 N. Kansas Ave ...
House Passes Climate Bill —
Truthdig: Drilling Beneath the Headlines
The House of Representatives has passed a climate change bill by a vote of 219 to 212. The bill, which was a top priority for President Obama, largely resembles California’s environmental program and requires that large American companies reduce emissions of global warming gases by ...
Obama wants cap-and-trade passed —
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From NBC's Athena Jones Americans must face the future, President Obama argued Thursday, as he urged members of Congress from both parties to come together to pass an energy bill aimed at limiting greenhouse gas emissions.
House Speaker ...
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