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• Congressional Outlook: Short Lame-Duck Expected

  The Senate returned from its Thanksgiving recess on Dec. 4 and the House returned today (Dec. 5). Members are expected to "punt" the incomplete FY07 appropriations bills to the next Congress and pass another continuing resolution (CR) to fund Read More... Posted Tuesday, December 05, 2006 4:59 PM by Staff | 0 Comments Filed under: NEPPA e-Weekly DC Report 12-05-06 by Article

• "Limited" Off-Shore Drilling May Move in House

  Today, House Republican Leaders pulled from consideration a limited off-shore drilling bill, as supporters acknowledged that they could not muster a two-thirds majority to clear it without amendments. The bill would have limited offshore drilling to 8.3 Read More... Posted Tuesday, December 05, 2006 4:58 PM by Staff | 0 Comments Filed under: NEPPA e-Weekly DC Report 12-05-06 by Article

• Markey to Seek Telecomm Subcommittee Chairmanship, not Resources Chair

  Late last week, Rep. Ed Markey (D-MA) ended mounting speculation that he would seek the House Resources chairmanship by announcing his intention to head the powerful House Energy and Commerce's Telecommunications and the Internet Subcommittee instead. Read More... Posted Tuesday, December 05, 2006 4:57 PM by Staff | 0 Comments Filed under: NEPPA e-Weekly DC Report 12-05-06 by Article

• Princeton's CREBs Allocation Denied

  The Princeton Municipal Light Department and the Massachusetts Municipal Wholesale Electric Company (MMWEC) were denied their request for $5.75 million in bonding authority under the Clean Renewable Energy Bonds (CREB) program. Princeton had planned to Read More... Posted Tuesday, December 05, 2006 4:55 PM by Staff | 0 Comments Filed under: NEPPA e-Weekly DC Report 12-05-06 by Article