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Senator Jim Bunning, a Kentucky Republican, Monday introduced the third controversial amendment, which would mandate the use of 6 billion gallons of gasoline made from coal (Bunning's original amendment failed the Energy Committee by one vote). Environmentalists across the board loathe this provision, which they say would result in...
Environmental groups have been largely disappointed with Democratic efforts to fulfill their campaign promises to increase the use of renewable energy and reduce greenhouse gas emissions, and they always knew getting a favorable bill out of the Senate - which Democrats control by just a single vote - would be tough. But...
Neither side has claimed they have the votes on any of the three amendments, and lobbying from environmental groups has reached a near fever pitch. U.S. Public Interest Research Group (PIRG) got 50 Senators to sign a letter supporting the renewable provision (plus Senator Chuck Grassley, an Iowa Republican, who...
If the energy legislation is not finished by the middle of this week, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid has threatened to pull it in favor of the immigration bill, though he has promised to finish the measure before July 4 recess. The bill probably has enough in it pleasing to...
If Pelosi opts for this route, the Senate would put the path to citizenship back in conference, allowing the House to hold only one vote on so-called "amnesty" provision. And Speaker Pelosi will certainly have her work cut out for her in coaxing the Blue Dogs (as the moderate...