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Published 11/05/2009 by Environment News Service


Climate Bill Approved by Senate Committee Over Republican Boycott

(ENS) - The Senate committee responsible for the environment has approved the climate change bill despite a Republican boycott.

The Clean Energy Jobs and American Power Act today passed the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works on a vote of 11-1, with all seven Republican...

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...Jack Gerard said, "Today's action should mark the end of Kerry-Boxer, Waxman-Markey-style legislation that could destroy millions of American jobs and drive up fuel prices, punishing everyone who drives, flies, or takes a bus or train. The only bipartisanship evident today was opposition to this approach."
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