Sen. Barbara Boxer specifically cited the compromise approach floated on Wednesday by Republican Lindsey Graham, Democrat John Kerry and independent Joseph Lieberman.
"This bill is already being worked on by Senators Kerry, Lieberman, Graham and others," she said in a press release.
Boxer had delayed the crucial vote in the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee for days because of a Republican protest over whether the cost of the legislation had been fully examined by the Environmental Protection Agency.
"We found, after questioning the EPA extensively, that the Republicans’ demand for another EPA analysis now would be duplicative and a waste of taxpayer dollars," Boxer said.
"The absence of the Republicans during the EPA’s presentation was a clear message that their criticism of the EPA analysis was not a substantive one," she added. "Indeed, the EPA said their economic analysis was 'unprecedented' in scope and was never done for any other energy or climate bill at this stage of the process."
On Thursday, Boxer moved quickly to pass the bill without the help any of the seven GOP senators in the room. No amendments were considered.
The bill calls for cutting greenhouse gases from power plants and factories by 83 percent by 2050.
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Congratulations to Mr.Gore who let the cat out of the bag last night on the Rachel Maddow show. Can you really get this through before Copenhagen??? I hope that our Grandchildrencanbeproudof us.
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- CaptSutter
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Finally some progress!
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- trecoolatta
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Good luck. These lobbies are likely worse than even the healthcare nut jobs.
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Is this the bill that will destroy the country by taxing business and citizens based on how much energy we use?
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- PirateSauce
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I think this is the one wear evil crazies who think our actions have consequences shove something down the throat of glad handing fake christians.
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Gawd whadda laff looking this horse faced jackass humping this phony new-age religion. Jesus folks, put down the kool-ad and take a breath. Gore is using this gimmick as a way to make a pile of dough at the expense of the taxpayers. Isn't there a stage somewhere off Broadway for this bad show?
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- s0uthc0ast
- 19 days ago
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Can someone explain to me how makes money off of this?
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Global warming has already been exposed as the money making scam it is. Why do you think Dems locked out opposing opinions on the climate bill debate?
The Dems appear to be hellbent on turning this whole country into the disaster that is California.
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- libertyforall
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good bye cheap energy. now everything will cost more and what will we get besides a living planet for our grandchildren? will we have a lifeboat in space after jesus takes all the christans away? will some other god take pity and punish us for jacking off?
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sorry too much sugar.
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by 2050?
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- sasquatch88
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I'm all for cutting emissions, even if it is expensive. But the way they are doing it is corporatism at its finest. Use government to confiscate wealth with a complicated carbon market that can be gamed just like the stock market. The correct way to do it would be to increase tax on coal, gas and other pollutants and reduce tax on income, health care, and other things.
Tax what you want to kill. (Soda, Fast Food, Pollution, Cats) and don't tax things that are good.. wages, vegetables, dogs.-
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- Matthew_Bowler
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Yay! Keep the moment of change! GO GO GO!
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- Atalanda_Cameron
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This is an important issue. I'm glad we're making some progress.
