Boxer, Kerry Will Introduce Senate Climate Bill Next Week

categories: Activism, Policy & Legislation, Politics

Published September 23, 2009 @ 09:20PM PT

Warhol Museum Reception, Pittsburgh Teresa Heinz read a message from her husband, Senator John Kerry (D-Mass.), this evening at Pittsburgh's Andy Warhol Museum, that set the gala crowd to cheering: He and Sen. Barbara Boxer (D-Calif.) will introduce a climate bill in the Senate next Wednesday.

The bill will be backed by a strong and broad coalition according to Kerry's message, which Heinz delivered at a pre-G20 party sponsored by the US Climate Action Network, and "will take a more comprehensive approach to dwindling oil reserves than any prior legislation."

The legislation will be a "thoughtful, innovative, far-reaching solution" in four areas: the nation's energy foundation; U.S. economic competitiveness; the health of the environment; and national security.

In between sets by the cream of New Orleans jazz musicians, an upbeat Rep. Mike Doyle (D-Penn.) encouraged the crowd to stay optimistic about the prospects for a good international climate treaty to come out of December's negotiations in Denmark. "We need to get the Senate to act," said Doyle, a member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, which produced the house energy and climate legislation.

"Let's give President Obama some arrows in his quiver to take to Copenhagen," he said, suggesting that the Pittsburgh crowd remember to call Senator Arlen Specter in the coming weeks and ask him to support the upcoming climate bill.

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What a relief! A couple of weeks back Max Baucus tried to get his incompetent greedy paws on this bill and "chair" the committee.

We have uncovered the crime of this century in Max Baucus and his deadly Gangs in the Senate Finance Committee. The man is not only just not good at his job, which is to serve his constituents, but he's just plain corrupt, taking almost 4 million from Health industry interests.

Sure, he wants that Climate Bill, but he best keep his grubby hands off and go screw up some other bill!

Posted by CherokeeGirl for Change on 09/24/2009 @ 10:09AM PT
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