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Boxer, Republicans Spar Over Climate Bill Timing, Economic Studies
nytimes.com - 29 days ago
Boxer, Republicans Spar Over Climate Bill Timing, Economic Studies
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Senate Democrats are still aiming for a committee markup on global warming legislation next week despite Republican calls for a slower pace on the sweeping measure. "That's my plan," Environment and Public Works Chairwoman Barbara Boxer (D-Calif.) told reporters today when asked about a possible ...

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Environmental Leader:  Senate Democrats Pushing For Climate Bill Markup Next Week

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Grass people invade Congress as Senate hearings wrap up
Grist - the Latest from Grist — ... The timing: The big question is when things happen next. Committee chair Barbara Boxer (D-Calif.) told reporters she plans to begin the process of voting in committee next Tuesday. Republicans don’t like that idea; they want a lengthy EPA study first. If Boxer presses forward, Republicans’ only option for stopping her is refusing to show up—the majority needs two of the committees seven Republicans in attendance in order to establish a quorum for the markup. Riveting, isn’t it? ...

Senate Democrats Pushing For Climate Bill Markup Next Week
Environmental Leader — ... (PDF) to set the stage for adoption by the full Senate. Yet Republicans are calling for a time-out. Republicans James Inhofe of Oklahoma and George Voinovich of Ohio say they haven’t had enough time to study that cap-and-trade provisions, reports the New York Times . Inhofe claims that Boxer is not working in a bipartisan spirit, bragging that when he was committee chairman during the Bush years, he let negotiations drag on for two years on the so-called “Clear Skies” initiative, which would have overhauled the Clean Air Act without setting GHG limits. Inhofe also continues ...

Boxer, Republicans Spar Over Climate Bill Timing, Economic Studies
Ramsay Home — ... Over Climate Bill Timing, Economic StudiesNew York Times"That's my plan," Environment and Public Works Chairwoman Barbara Boxer (D-Calif.) told reporters today when asked about a possible markup next week on S. ...Sen. Boxer to move ahead on climate billReutersUS Senate Panel To Mark Up Climate Bill TuesdayWall Street JournalBoxer Aims for Tuesday Markup on Climate BillWashington PostPolitico - TPMDC (blog) -Environmental Leaderall 1,151 news articles Read the original article at, ...

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