Friday, May 22, 2009

The Road For Climate Change Legislation Is Long And Winding

After 37 hours of debate regarding 94 amendments, House Energy and Commerce Chairman Henry Waxman got his climate change bill out of committee on a vote of 33-25 Thursday night. Waxman has backed off a move to send the bill directly to the House floor, and it looks like further mark ups in the Agriculture and Ways and Means Committees are going to be scheduled before any floor vote.
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