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Senate panel approves Democratic climate bill
reuters ^
| 11/5/2009
| Rueters
Posted on 11/05/2009 6:44:30 AM PST by mikelets456
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Senate Environment and Public Works Committee on Thursday approved a Democratic climate change bill that would require industry to cut emissions of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases 20 percent by 2020 from 2005 levels.
With Republicans boycotting the committee's work saying more analysis of the legislation was needed, 10 Democrats voted to approve the legislation and one Democrat, Senator Max Baucus, voted against it.
The bill will now become one of several initiatives aimed at attacking global warming. Senator John Kerry is leading an effort with some Republicans and the White House to craft a compromise bill, which likely would not be voted on by the full Senate until next year at the earliest.
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TOPICS: Breaking News; Business/Economy; Government; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: climate; cost; economykiller; globalwarming; healthcare; military; obama; palin; senate; tax
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To: SumProVita
You would think it would make more sense and be easier for Marxists like Boxer, Kerry (and most of our Democrat Congress, unfortunately) to move to Marxist nations rather than to turn the U.S. into one.
To: Jet Jaguar
“No minority party present while vote is passed.
Law requires at least two present.”
Law? Maybe a Senate rule. Do you know what rule it is, and what repercussions there are for a bill passed out of committee without two members of the minority present? One would think that at the very least they could get it to the Senate floor through a discharge petition.
To: AuH2ORepublican
Not yet. But they had the balls to try it. I am sure it will be countered with references.
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posted on
11/05/2009 7:02:06 AM PST
by
Jet Jaguar
(A mob of one.)
To: Uncle Ike
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posted on
11/05/2009 7:03:08 AM PST
by
Matchett-PI
(Rush has an army.)
To: mikelets456
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posted on
11/05/2009 7:06:19 AM PST
by
Jet Jaguar
(A mob of one.)
To: mikelets456
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posted on
11/05/2009 7:06:28 AM PST
by
Jet Jaguar
(A mob of one.)
To: mikelets456
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posted on
11/05/2009 7:06:35 AM PST
by
Jet Jaguar
(A mob of one.)
To: mikelets456
fools......climate control is above their paygrade.
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posted on
11/05/2009 7:07:13 AM PST
by
tioga
( November 6, 2012 - Cannot come soon enough.)
To: historyrepeatz
Boxer, Kerry, et al know that were they to move to Marxist nations, they wouldn’t be pampered like they are here. The leaders would take all their assets - i.e., lots and lots of money - for the common good and help them find a nice 3 room apartment to live in.
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posted on
11/05/2009 7:07:23 AM PST
by
3catsanadog
(If healthcare reform is passed, 41 years old will be the new 65 YO.)
To: mikelets456
Senate panel approves Democratic climate bill Destroying America
There....fixed it.
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posted on
11/05/2009 7:08:03 AM PST
by
Lucky9teen
(America is at that awkward stage..2 late 2 work within the system, but 2 early 2 shoot the bastards)
To: mikelets456
The economy must be ROARING back like gangbusters!
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posted on
11/05/2009 7:08:13 AM PST
by
unixfox
(The 13th Amendment Abolished Slavery, The 16th Amendment Reinstated It !)
To: mikelets456
The fight against evil (i.e., statism) never ends.
To: murrie
t-r-e-e-o-f-l-i-b-e-r-t-y-n-e-e-d-s-r-e-f-r-e-s-h-i-n-g!!!
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posted on
11/05/2009 7:10:47 AM PST
by
Lucky9teen
(America is at that awkward stage..2 late 2 work within the system, but 2 early 2 shoot the bastards)
To: mikelets456
don't be worried, if they somehow manage to pass this (which is unlikely) as soon as the average person sees their energy bill skyrocket they will hound everyone who voted for this turd out of office. And unlike the health care bill, THIS would be easy to repeal once we retake power.
To: mikelets456
Senate panel approves Democratic climate bill Destroying America
There....fixed it right this time.
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posted on
11/05/2009 7:12:08 AM PST
by
Lucky9teen
(America is at that awkward stage..2 late 2 work within the system, but 2 early 2 shoot the bastards)
To: Psycho_Bunny
There is no doubt at all, that this is the worst Congress in the history of the nation.To go along with the worst President. GOD help us all.
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posted on
11/05/2009 7:13:13 AM PST
by
Marathoner
(At least Hitler was a corporal.)
To: mikelets456
Senate panel approves Democratic climate bill Destroying America
There....fixed it right this time.
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posted on
11/05/2009 7:13:34 AM PST
by
Lucky9teen
(America is at that awkward stage..2 late 2 work within the system, but 2 early 2 shoot the bastards)
To: Uncle Ike
People who run for office saying they are going to do something about the weather should be institutionalized. People who are in office actually *trying* to do something about the weather should be incarcerated...
Its the people who voted for em that should be institutionalized.... ;)
Worth repeating! I, for one, am willing to pay additional taxes dedicated to nothing but building institutions to hold these fools and to staff them so that no one escapes to spread the sickness.
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posted on
11/05/2009 7:13:45 AM PST
by
penowa
To: TexasFreeper2009
“don’t be worried, if they somehow manage to pass this (which is unlikely) as soon as the average person sees their energy bill skyrocket they will hound everyone who voted for this turd out of office. And unlike the health care bill, THIS would be easy to repeal once we retake power. “
What makes you say that? I have yet to see any example from DC of any big, bad legislation made law ever being completely reversed.
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posted on
11/05/2009 7:15:29 AM PST
by
quesney
To: TexasFreeper2009; All
“don’t be worried, if they somehow manage to pass this (which is unlikely) as soon as the average person sees their energy bill skyrocket they will hound everyone who voted for this turd out of office. And unlike the health care bill, THIS would be easy to repeal once we retake power. “
What makes you say that? I have yet to see any example from DC of any big, bad legislation made law ever being completely reversed.
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posted on
11/05/2009 7:15:57 AM PST
by
quesney
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