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After beginning debate on Monday, June 2, consideration of the Lieberman-Warner climate change bill ended Friday, June 6. Late Wednesday night (6/4), Sen. Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) "filled the amendment tree," a procedural move that allowed no further amendments, and filed for cloture to end debate on the bill. ...
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Today, the Senate took up two energy-related tax measures, both of which failed to receive the 60 votes needed to proceed to debate on the underlying bills. The first bill, S. 3044, the Consumer-First Energy Act of 2008, was aimed at addressing increased oil and gasoline prices, by imposing a "windfall profit" tax on major oil ...
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On June 5, Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman John D. Dingell (D-MI) announced that the Committee will begin hearings this month on legislative proposals to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
"These hearings will help inform our work as the Committee continues drafting legislation to reduce greenhouse gases," ...
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