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Postponing Cap and Tax

By on 9.2.09 @ 1:13PM

According to the Wall Street Journal, Sens. John Kerry (D-Mass.) and Barbara Boxer (D-Calif.) are delaying the release of a cap and trade bill in the Senate. The reason is simple: they don't have the votes to pass it in the Senate. Why, given the nearly filibuster-proof Democratic majority? Because, as I reported on the main site earlier this week, too many Democrats oppose it.

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