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Kerry, Graham, Lieberman announce a "dual track" on the climate bill
Washington Post ^ | 11/4/09 | David Fahrenthold

Posted on 11/04/2009 1:07:04 PM PST by Mozilla

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. Capitol with Sens. Lindsay O. Graham (R-S.C.) and Joseph I. Lieberman (I-Conn.), said the three legislators would work with business groups and the White House to forge a compromise climate measure that could get 60 votes in the Senate.

These negotiations would be separate from the work that six different Senate committees are doing on climate legislation, including the markup that the Environment and Public Works committee was supposed to begin Tuesday, the senators said. Republican committee members, demanding more Environmental Protection Agency analysis of the bill's impacts, are boycotting that markup, so progress on the legislation has stalled.

Kerry said that the senators were not circumventing that committee's process or ignoring the bill being marked up -- which bears his name, along with that of Sen. Barbara Boxer (D-Calif.). "We're going to take the best [of the bill the committee produces], and we're going to build on it," he said.

Kerry gave few details about when he and the other senators would be done with their work. "When and how it becomes a piece of legislation will be determined by Harry Reid," he said.

Kerry, Graham and Lieberman offered few details about the elements of a climate bill they considered non-negotiable. Graham said that the bill should protect the climate, but also allow for more offshore drilling, an expansion of nuclear energy and an emphasis on "clean coal" technology.

(Excerpt) Read more at voices.washingtonpost.com ...


TOPICS: Breaking News
KEYWORDS: capandtax; capandtrade; capandtraitors; climatebill; globalwarming; graham; rino; rinos4obama; traitor; vichy
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1 posted on 11/04/2009 1:07:06 PM PST by Mozilla
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Its an energy raising tax on people. It will raise people's utility bills. They're trying to put lipstick on a very ugly pig. And I don't see it being acceptable to business.

"Show me just what Mohammed brought that was new, and there you will find only things evil and inhuman, such as his command to spread by the sword the faith he preached." - Manuel II Palelogus

2 posted on 11/04/2009 1:09:56 PM PST by goldstategop (In Memory Of A Dearly Beloved Friend Who Lives In My Heart Forever)
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To: Mozilla; upchuck; BillyBoy; Impy; bamahead

Lindsay Graham is a RINO!


3 posted on 11/04/2009 1:10:01 PM PST by rabscuttle385 (Purge the RINOs! * http://restoretheconstitution.ning.com/)
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To: Mozilla
"We're going to take the best [of the bill the committee produces], and we're going to build on it," he said.

Hey, F'n! IT'S ALL A LOAD OF CRAP!

4 posted on 11/04/2009 1:10:03 PM PST by Puppage (You may disagree with what I have to say, but I shall defend to your death my right to say it)
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To: Mozilla

Are they insane? There are no issues with CO2 or climate change. This is just a tax to put money in their cronies pockets.


5 posted on 11/04/2009 1:10:22 PM PST by Frantzie (Judge David Carter - democrat & dishonorable Marine like John Murtha.)
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To: Mozilla
Kerry, appearing at the U.S. Capitol with Sens. Lindsay O. Graham (R-S.C.) and Joseph I. Lieberman (I-Conn.), said the three legislators would work with business groups and the White House to forge a compromise climate measure that could get 60 votes in the Senate.

Graham truly is the new McCain.

6 posted on 11/04/2009 1:11:09 PM PST by rabscuttle385 (Purge the RINOs! * http://restoretheconstitution.ning.com/)
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To: Mozilla

Graham needs to be defeated in his next election. He is worse than a democrat.


7 posted on 11/04/2009 1:11:33 PM PST by DManA
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Sick and tired of Graham. He thinks he’s a Democrat. When is somebody is South Carolina gonna challenge this guy?

Huh? When?


8 posted on 11/04/2009 1:12:03 PM PST by kjo
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To: Mozilla
This is not good news, Just kill the bill.
9 posted on 11/04/2009 1:12:58 PM PST by opentalk
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To: Mozilla

The 3 tone-deaf idiots from Washington, DC.

Any of these fools see what happened last night?


10 posted on 11/04/2009 1:14:38 PM PST by headstamp 2
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To: Mozilla

Damn the RINO!!


11 posted on 11/04/2009 1:18:48 PM PST by Jim Robinson (Join the TEA Party Rebellion!! Long live Liberty!!)
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To: Mozilla

I’ve got no problem with part of what Graham said. We SHOULD pass a bill that includes drilling, nuclear energy, and clean coal...just lose the Cap and Tax stuff and we have a deal!


12 posted on 11/04/2009 1:19:07 PM PST by woweeitsme
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To: Mozilla

One can only hope that track leads off the Royal Gorge.

The bill belongs at the bottom of it, in a heap of destruction.


13 posted on 11/04/2009 1:19:39 PM PST by DoughtyOne (Unseal the lock box containing every document pertaining to Obama's life, TODAY!)
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To: steelyourfaith

global warming ping


14 posted on 11/04/2009 1:20:27 PM PST by reaganaut1
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To: Mozilla

Lindsay Graham (D-S. Car.) there I fixed it


15 posted on 11/04/2009 1:21:00 PM PST by the long march
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To: Mozilla
I am not surprised that Lindsey is pursuing a “bi track”
16 posted on 11/04/2009 1:21:26 PM PST by MBB1984
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To: DManA

We tried to get rid of him in the primary. Not enough people paying attention as usual. The idiot will be there for 5 more years. Not sure he can be recalled.


17 posted on 11/04/2009 1:21:40 PM PST by ChinaThreat (3)
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To: Mozilla
Well. Now that we've killed health care, on to cap and trade, just in time for tomorrow's "Housecalls".

Kill the Bill 2, opening today at a Tea Party near you.

18 posted on 11/04/2009 1:23:01 PM PST by athelass (Proud Mom of a Sailor & 2 Marines! Honoring British SSgt Olaf Schmid, who saved lives)
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To: rabscuttle385
Lindsay Graham Goober is a RINO!

There, fixed it.

(Credit to Mark Levin and my sincere apologies to George Lindsey and his fans.)

19 posted on 11/04/2009 1:24:49 PM PST by newgeezer (It is [the people's] right and duty to be at all times armed. --Thomas Jefferson)
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To: ChinaThreat

An incompetent is near impossible to get rid of.


20 posted on 11/04/2009 1:28:35 PM PST by DManA
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