Posted on 06/25/2009 6:11:49 PM PDT by Kaslin
The House's upcoming vote on cap-and-trade climate legislation will be a nail-biter, lawmakers and lobbyists on both sides agree.
The bill, expected Friday or possibly Saturday, would put the U.S. on the path to accepting limits on greenhouse gas emissions via a complex trading system of federal carbon emission allowances.
Rep. Mike Doyle, D-Penn., who has been lobbying colleagues to back it, told IBD he was optimistic but expected it to be a squeaker.
"There has been a lot of movement (toward the bill) just in the last day or so," he said, but quickly added, "I am not sure I can say with certainty that they have more than 218 votes."
218 is the minimum needed to pass in the 435-member House.
House Divided
It is a tough vote. Green groups and the Democratic leadership are pushing hard but many lawmakers fear it would harm industry back home, especially in states that use coal-fired power. The National Association of Manufacturers has urged lawmakers to oppose it.
Despite heavy lobbying, Rep. Earl Pomeroy, D-N.D., said Thursday he would buck his leadership.
"Pomeroy has several concerns with the effect the Waxman-Markey bill, as currently drafted, would have on North Dakota, and plans to vote no," spokeswoman Sandra Salstrom told IBD.
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Good!
Some serious arm twisting going on tonight!
*Cue sad violin music*
Yahh, I bet states like N.D. are going to be against it. They use coal plants for the majority of their power generation and energy prices would skyrocket under this idiotic plan.
Is there a way this bill could be tied up in court for the next 50 years if it makes it through the House?
It's another move by this marxist administrtion to destroy the free market.
Call everyne you know...have them all call, fax, email their reps. ANd then ask everyone they know to do the same in opposition to this horrific legislation.
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Hope it fails, but no telling what brides and threats are being made as I type.
If you live in one of these districts represented by a “Blue Dog” Democrat, NOW is the time to send an email AND call them in Washington. This bill can be defeated!
They aren’t going to give up. And the lobbyists have been in Washington bribing Congress big time in the last few days.
Even some liberal rags are skeptical:
Cap-and-Trade Does More Harm than Good
http://www.commondreams.org/view/2009/06/25-3
I am feeling sick that I may end up having to thank,... er .... well ... a damn democrat. (spit)
Of course they will write up something that hurts just as much as this bill would and it will fly like an Eagle... or in there case a Buzzard.
Now we know where the TARP and Porulus billions are going, don’t we.
Let us hope this assault on capitalism is shot down. I do not want to be paying more for everything, based on unproven science. A carbon tax only hurts us the people.
When it starts costing to much to produce anything in this country what will our trade deficts look like. Do you think anybody will buy something from the US. Nope they can get it cheaper in another country.
Real bright ideas from the people who brought medicare. Now $34 trillion in unfunded liability. They are true economic geniuses aren’t they?
Rahm will be rabidly stabbing the table with a steak knife in front of the dissenters.....
.....These guys are thugs. I don't put anything past them.
What do you expect from the democRats?
I would like to ‘cap’ Pelosi’s mouth and ‘trade’ Al Gore for those two journalists in No. Korea.
Anybody in a Blue Dog’s district should tell them “Vote for this and you’re toast in 2010”.
Is it possible that the death of Michael Jackson will allow the media coverage to avoid covering the Cap and Trade bill to be voted on tomorrow and will offer coverage for those yellow dogs and dip-sh*t republicans on the fence about this issue?
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