Posted on 04/13/2010 3:23:42 PM PDT by GreaterSwiss
Some prominent Republican senators expressed openness Tuesday to a U.S. climate change bill that might be introduced next week and that would need bipartisan support to have any chance of advancing.
Carbon Emissions Senator Lamar Alexander, a member of the Republican leadership in the Senate, praised the sector-by-sector approach in a compromise bill aimed at reducing emissions of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases blamed for global warming.
"I think a sector-by-sector approach makes a lot more sense for dealing with carbon," the Tennessee senator told reporters.
Winning Republican support would be big breakthrough for Democrats and the Obama White House, especially as some Republican lawmakers have been sharply critical of climate legislation because of concerns industry would be hurt and also due to skepticism over the science behind global warming.
The sector-by-sector approach contrasts to an economy-wide approach taken by a bill passed last year in the House that was also sharply criticized by Republican lawmakers.
Alexander said he "would consider a cap on utilities only if we could figure out the right way to do it that didn't drive costs up substantially over the short term."
Republican Senator Scott Brown, whose election in January robbed Democrats of their 60-seat supermajority, told Reuters, "I'm open to reading anything that's being proposed" for climate change legislation.
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These idiots just won’t learn...
Being open to supporting lies is a big step.
UGH...These people are EXCREMENT.
Just win 10 seats or more back in November and it won’t matter ;-)
Didn’t take Brown long to go full blown RINO...
“I think a sector-by-sector approach makes a lot more sense for dealing with carbon,” the Tennessee senator told reporters.”
Followed by a sector-by-sector approach to replacing these numbnutz senators and reps who still think this is some sort of joke we have on our hands...
That’s a terrible thing to say...about excrement!
Scott has always been a full blown RINO... sadly this is no surprise.
I think he is hearing from folks though.
The permanent recession we already have isn’t bad enough for these IDIOTS!
Brown again. RINOIT (RINO in training).
Part of the problem is the use of the term “Cap and Trade” for the bill is inpenentrable.
If we had some good detailed explanations of the bill and its regulatory relationship with the EPA control of plain Carbon Dioxide without congressional supervision we might be able to get people to understand what is being done to them. There is not one in a hundred in the public that understands this bill and the screw job headed their way.
Brown...what a scumbag!!!
Brown said he’s open to “reading” not supporting. Geez, let a dishonest article lead you around by the nose, why don’t ya.
We the people deserve intelligence in our elected officials!
Let’s reserve judgment on these men and see how it plays out. From the statements in the article, I sense stall as much as support.
“Open to reading” and “sector-by-sector” aren’t ringing endorsements.
We need to let them know how we feel, but don’t panic yet.
You mean a sector by sector approach to government control?
Umm...there is no global warming.
Didn't they get the memo?
Oh...right....just repeat it until everyone starts believing it again
While England freezes and the rain in California continues to fall...
Does any good thing come out of Massachusetts????
First Palin now Brown dash our hopes.
So what, carbon (one of the basic elements) kills!
Stop arguing and get on board! /MS
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