The New York Times reported yesterday that Senate Finance Committe Chairman Max Baucus (D-Mont.) has "serious reservations" about the Kerry-Boxer cap-and-trade bill. Baucus wants to to lower the bill's 2020 target for greenhouse gas emissions and has also wants to attach pre-emption language to the bill that prevents the EPA from implementing the Supreme Court's 2007 decision opening the door to new greenhouse gas emission standards.
"We cannot avoid a first step that takes us further away from an achievable consensus from common-sense climate change legislation," the NYT quotes Baucus as saying. "We could build that consensus here in this committee. If we don't, we risk wasting another month, another year, another Congress, without taking a step forward to our future."
tj| 10.28.09 @ 12:39PM
Want to do something constructive... VOTE EM ALL OUT 2010/2012. I just donated to Marko Rubio of Florida, Doug Hoffman of NY, and David Harmer of California. "We the People" can win this if we all take up the mantle against corruption and take back our country. I will never send the GOP any money evuh again until or when they return to conservative values....they just don't get it!!! Duh! What part of you lost the last 2 elections does the GOP NOT UNDERSTAND???
wjc| 10.28.09 @ 1:51PM
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Tish| 10.28.09 @ 6:32PM
Baucus pulled his chin mightily over the health bill, then folded like an old stadium chair. This is posturing for the home folks -- nothing more!