Republicans Threaten to Boycott Climate Bill Markup
| Fri Oct. 30, 2009 12:37 PM PDT
After three days of hearings on the climate bill this week, the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee planned to start marking up the legislation on Tuesday. Or, at least the Democrats on the panel intended to do so. The Republicans are now threatening to boycott the session—which could prevent Sen. Barbara Boxer (D-Ca.) from moving the legislation out of her committee.
Boxer doesn't need Republicans to actually vote for the bill—Democrats hold a 12-7 majority on the panel. But she does need two GOP senators present to hold a markup, according to committee rules. The proposed boycott is apparently being lead by Sens. George Voinovich of Ohio and Lamar Alexander of Tennessee. Voinovich says he wants extra time so the EPA can produce a more comprehensive assessment of the bill (read: an assessment that he agrees with).
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In the meantime, here's a recap of some of the week's top news on the Kerry-Boxer bill:
- Baucus Wants to Mess With the Climate Bill
- Should We Have More Nuclear or More Coal?
- Reality Sets In; Senate Allocation Pie Smaller Than House Climate Bill's
- EPA Finds Kerry-Boxer Would Come at Low Cost to Households
And here's bonus video of John Kerry (D-Mass.) and climate change skeptic James Inhofe (R-Okla.) duking it out:
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Submitted by Marin (not verified) on Fri Oct. 30, 2009 8:00 PM PDT.
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Climate Bill Markup...
Submitted by spiele (not verified) on Sun Nov. 1, 2009 10:46 PM PST.
This comes as no surprise. The party of NO just doing their thing....too bad it isn't in line with the American people. The party of whiners has just met up with the same problem Hollywood has- no new ideas. Except Hollywood still knows how to woo. The party of whiners just can't see past their own self-interests, kind of like the healthcare insurance industry. Maybe THAT'S why they are so vigorously defending the indefensible.
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