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swampland.blogs.time.com - 25 days ago
Kerry, Graham & Lieberman Launch Climate Change Framework
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Yesterday, when Republicans on the Senate Environment and Publics Works Committee boycotted a mark up of Senators Barbara Boxer and John Kerry's climate change bill, things looked bleak for getting a bipartisan measure to the Senate floor. The atmosphere poisoned even the most eager Republican ...
trueslant.com - 26 days ago
David Rees - Wine, Fashion, and Me – 10 jokes about Joe Lieberman & his threat to ...
— trueslant.com — 1. Joe Lieberman walks into a bar with a parrot on his shoulder. The bartender turns to... him and says, “Sorry, we don’t serve bitter old egomaniacs here. And fuck your stupid parrot.” 2. Joe Lieberman walks into a second bar. The second bartender says, ... (more) David Rees - Wine, Fashion, and Me – 10 jokes ...

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online.wsj.com - 26 days ago
GOP Senators Warn Boxer on Climate
— online.wsj.com — IAN TALLEY WASHINGTON -- Six ranking Republican U.S. senators Monday warned the head of the environment committee... that pushing ahead with a vote on a landmark climate bill this week would "severely damage" the chances of passing the legislation. ... (more) GOP Senators Warn Boxer on Climate

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SEN. BOXER BREAKS SENATE RULES… Passes Cap-&-Tax in Committee Without Single GOP Member in Attendance
gatewaypundit.firstthings.com - 23 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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Wednesday's Mini-Report
Political Animal — ... the Environment and Public Works Committee hearing on a climate change bill, refused to discuss the basis of his opposition, and left to continue his boycott. What a clown. * In related news, a tri-partisan group of senators -- John Kerry, Lindsey Graham, and Joe Lieberman -- announced their combined efforts to advance a climate bill. * Harold Meyerson ...

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Kerry, Graham, and Lieberman To The Rescue?
tnr.com 24 days ago — So what's going on with the Senate climate bill? Kate Sheppard has the rundown of all the latest dips and dives. read more
Boxer: Senate Has the Votes to Kill Stupak
dailykos.com 19 days ago — Sen. Barbara Boxer said today in an interview with HuffPo's Sam Stein and Ryan Grim that efforts to add Stupak's Coathanger amendment in the Senate would very likely fail. "If someone wants to offer this very radical amendment, which would really ...
As Inhofe’s Climate Bill Boycott Continues, Kerry, Graham, Lieberman Try End-Around — Firedoglake
Colorless, odorless, invisible, deadly. GOP senators boycott Tuesday's climate bill markup. (photo via talkradionews) James Inhofe (R-OK) appeared briefly today at a climate bill markup in the Senate Environment and Public Works committee, simply to drop off a letter with a series of ...
Kerry, Graham, Lieberman announce a "dual track" on the climate bill — Capitol Briefing
By David A. Fahrenthold Even before a Senate committee could begin marking up the "Kerry-Boxer" climate bill, Sen. John F. Kerry (D-Mass.) himself announced a new "track" of negotiations over climate policy that makes his original bill look somewhat irrelevant. Kerry, appearing at the U.S. ...
Boxer, Democrats Pass Climate Bill Through Committee Without Amendments — Firedoglake
photo: Victius via Flickr Fed up with waiting for the Republicans to stop their boycott, today the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee passed their climate and energy bill without a markup, sending the chairman’s mark directly out of committee. Rep. Barbara Boxer, chairman ...
Senate Democrats Force Climate Bill Through Committee Despite Republican Boycott — Politics Daily
Democratic senators on the Environment and Public Works Committee dismissed a Republican boycott of the panel's markup session and passed a climate change bill 11-1, with only Sen. Max Baucus of Montana opposing. When Republicans refused to attend markup sessions, committee chairwoman Sen. ...
Kerry, Lieberman, Graham team up to search for middle ground on climate bill — Home/News
A small group of senators said they would work on a separate track to build support for a climate bill as the Senate panel dealing with global warming legislation remained stuck Wednesday.
Senate Press Conference on Climate Change — C-SPAN Recent Video
Senator John Kerry (D-MA) was joined by Senators Lindsey Graham (R-SC) and Joe Lieberman (I-CT) in a call for climate change and energy legislation. They talked about a letter from the U.S. Chamber of Commerce endorsing efforts to craft a climate change bill. The Senate Environment Committee has ...
Senate trio to pursue still more climate policy talks — Wash Post In Congress
Even before a Senate committee could begin marking up the "Kerry-Boxer" climate bill, Sen. John F. Kerry (D-Mass.) announced Wednesday a separate track of negotiations over climate policy that makes his original bill look somewhat irrelevant.