Four Democratic senators call for delay on climate legislation

“The problem of doing both of them together is that it becomes too big of a lift,” Sen. Blanche Lincoln (D-Ark.) told Bloomberg.

Sens. Kent Conrad (D-N.D.), Byron Dorgan (D-N.D.), and Ben Nelson (D-Neb.) are also calling for a delay on climate action. While they are amenable to moving ahead with the energy bill that passed out of the Energy and Natural Resources Committee in June, they are less enthusiastic about passing a bill that would cap ... Full Story »

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Topics: Democrats, Corruption in Congress, Corruption, Climate Change
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Posted by: Posted by Dwight Rousu - Aug 17, 2009 - 9:45 PM PDT
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by Dwight Rousu - Aug. 18, 2009

Short, but informative of upcoming continuation of stupidity.

These corporate controlled conservative blue dogs are trying to delay all responsible legislation in hopes of killing it. They fail to see anything but personal power and money.

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