politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com - 24 days ago
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Washington (CNN) - A Senate committee Thursday approved a major climate change bill despite a boycott by all of the panel's seven Republican members.
Democrats on the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee voted 10-1 to send the measure to the full chamber. Because of the Republican boycott of the committee hearing that began Tuesday, the panel was unable to amend the bill.
Committee rules require at least two minority party members to be present to conduct regular business, including ...
Democrats advance contentious climate bill
msnbc.msn.com 24 days ago — Despite a Republican boycott, Senate Democrats pushed a climate bill through a key committee but the panel chairman said she's willing to amend it to attract Republicans.
Senate Panel Approves Climate Change Bill Despite GOP Boycott
foxnews.com 24 days ago — In a rare move, Democrats on the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee on Thursday approved a sweeping climate change bill without any Republicans present. Republicans had boycotted the committee's work on the bill, insisting on a cost ...
Republicans Boycott Climate Markup; Boxer Moves Ahead Anyway
tnr.com 26 days ago — Okay, here's the latest on the ongoing mini-drama over the Senate climate bill. Earlier this morning, the EPW committee met to begin marking up the bill, and Republicans went through with their earlier threat to boycott the session—only George ...
Republicans Bail on Climate Markup
motherjones.com 25 days ago — As promised, the Republican members of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee boycott ed the markup of the climate bill this morning.
Nearly all of the Democrats on the panel showed up, but of the Republicans only Sen. George Voinovich ...
It's Official: No Climate Bill This Year
motherjones.com 24 days ago — It's official: climate legislation has zero chance of passing before the big summit in Copenhagen this December. Many observers have assumed this for a while, though some (myself included) were hanging on to a shred of hope that senators could ...
Side-By-Side: The Senate Climate Bill vs. The House Version
tnr.com 10/1/2009 — Overall, the draft of the Senate climate bill that Boxer and Kerry introduced today is awfully similar to the Waxman-Markey bill that passed the House back in June, so, basically, everything you read about that earlier bill, whining and cheering ...
The California-Massachusetts Axis -- By: Iain Murray
corner.nationalreview.com 9/30/2009 — At 11:30 a.m. today, senators from California and Massachusetts emulate their state colleagues in the House, Representatives Waxman and Markey, and by introducing the Boxer-Kerry cap-and-trade bill. This may be it, although it is ever-changing. It ...
The ‘Party Of No’ Becomes The ‘Party Of Slow’
wonkroom.thinkprogress.org 21 days ago — Our guest bloggers are Daniel J. Weiss , a Senior Fellow and the Director of Climate Strategy at the Center for American Progress Action Fund, and energy team interns Jaren Love and Michael McGovern.
Senate Republicans are demanding lengthy ...
Climate Bill Makes It Out Of Committee--Er, Sort Of
tnr.com 24 days ago — 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 ...
era EPA document on climate change released
latimes.com 10/14/2009 — Reporting from Washington - The Environmental Protection Agency on Tuesday released a long-suppressed report by George W. Bush administration officials who had concluded -- based on science -- that the government should begin regulating greenhouse ...
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