Republicans move to delay climate bill progress [View All]

Source: Reuters

By Richard Cowan

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - All seven Republicans on the U.S. Senate Environment and Public Works Committee plan to boycott next week's work session on a climate-change bill, an aide said on Saturday, in a move aimed at thwarting Democratic efforts to advance the controversial legislation quickly.

"Republicans will be forced not to show up" at Tuesday's work session, said Matt Dempsey, a spokesman for Republican senators on the environment panel.

Under committee rules, at least two Republicans are needed for Chairwoman Barbara Boxer to hold the work sessions that would give senators an opportunity to amend the controversial legislation and then vote to approve it in the panel, which is controlled by President Barack Obama's fellow Democrats. snip

Most Republicans and some moderate Democrats in the Senate have criticized the emissions-reduction target of the Kerry-Boxer bill. Kerry already has begun talking to other senators about significant changes to his bill, including expanding U.S. nuclear power generation.

Read more: http://www.reuters.com/article/politicsNews/idUSTRE59Q0JY20091031

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And how much are we going to subsidize the nuke industry this time, including their waste storage?

The repugs are using their usual, "This is too rushed" tactic. :puke: